Lewin's Rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Lewinia pectoralis comparé à Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Lewin's Rail Marquesan Swamphen
Nom scientifique Lewinia pectoralis Porphyrio paepae
Ordre Gruiformes Gruiformes
Famille Rallidae Rallidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Extinct
Longueur
Envergure 18,8 cm (7.4 in)
Poids 78,5 g (2.77 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 3-8 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Lewin's Rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Lewin's Rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Lewin's Rail

Lewin's Rail (Lewinia pectoralis), 23 cm. Brown above; grey breast; barred white flanks; long red bill. Found in freshwater marshes and wet heathland of Australia, Java and adjacent islands. Omnivore. Least Concern; secretive but moderately common.

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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