Grey-cowled Wood-rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Aramides cajaneus comparé à Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Grey-cowled Wood-rail Marquesan Swamphen
Nom scientifique Aramides cajaneus Porphyrio paepae
Ordre Gruiformes Gruiformes
Famille Rallidae Rallidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Extinct
Longueur
Envergure 35,7 cm (14.1 in)
Poids 400,0 g (14.11 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 3-7 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Grey-cowled Wood-rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Grey-cowled Wood-rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Grey-cowled Wood-rail

Grey-cowled Wood-rail (Aramides cajaneus), 38 cm. Grey head and breast; rufous neck and flanks; olive back; red legs. Widespread from Nicaragua to Argentina and Trinidad. Inhabits forest near water, mangroves and swamp margins. Omnivore. Least Concern; common and adaptable.

Marquesan Swamphen

Marquesan Swamphen (Porphyrio paepae) is an extinct flightless swamphen known only from subfossil bones from the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Lost following Polynesian settlement and later European contact. Part of the broader pattern of Pacific island rail extinctions linked to human arrival and introduced rats.

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