Chestnut Rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Eulabeornis castaneoventris comparé à Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Chestnut Rail Marquesan Swamphen
Nom scientifique Eulabeornis castaneoventris Porphyrio paepae
Ordre Gruiformes Gruiformes
Famille Rallidae Rallidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Extinct
Longueur
Envergure 43,0 cm (16.9 in)
Poids 699,0 g (24.66 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 4-5 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Chestnut Rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Chestnut Rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Chestnut Rail

Chestnut Rail (Eulabeornis castaneoventris), 40 cm. Grey head and back; warm chestnut belly; red bill. Inhabits mangrove and tidal forest of northern Australia and southern New Guinea. Omnivore: crabs, fish and invertebrates. Least Concern; mangrove specialist.

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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