Little Wood-rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Aramides mangle comparé à Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Little Wood-rail Marquesan Swamphen
Nom scientifique Aramides mangle Porphyrio paepae
Ordre Gruiformes Gruiformes
Famille Rallidae Rallidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Extinct
Longueur
Envergure 32,0 cm (12.6 in)
Poids 183,0 g (6.46 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 5-6 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Little Wood-rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Little Wood-rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Little Wood-rail

Little Wood-rail (Aramides mangle), 28 cm. Olive-brown above; grey head and breast; rufous flanks. Endemic to mangroves and adjacent coastal scrub of Brazil. Omnivore: crabs, molluscs and invertebrates in tidal mud. Vulnerable; restricted to Brazilian coastal mangroves.

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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