Brown-banded Rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Lewinia mirifica comparé à Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Brown-banded Rail Marquesan Swamphen
Nom scientifique Lewinia mirifica Porphyrio paepae
Ordre Gruiformes Gruiformes
Famille Rallidae Rallidae
Statut de conservation Data Deficient Extinct
Longueur
Envergure 19,4 cm (7.6 in)
Poids 64,0 g (2.26 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Brown-banded Rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Statut de conservation

Data Deficient

Brown-banded Rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Brown-banded Rail

Brown-banded Rail (Lewinia mirifica), 23 cm. Brown with dark streaks above; brown breast band and barred flanks. Endemic to Luzon, Philippines. Inhabits freshwater marshes and tall grass in lowland areas. Omnivore. Endangered; restricted range with severe wetland drainage.

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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