Lord Howe Woodhen vs Marquesan Swamphen

Hypotaenidia sylvestris से तुलना Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Lord Howe Woodhen Marquesan Swamphen
वैज्ञानिक नाम Hypotaenidia sylvestris Porphyrio paepae
गण Gruiformes Gruiformes
कुल Rallidae Rallidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Endangered Extinct
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 27.7 cm (10.9 in)
वजन 533.75 g (18.83 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Lord Howe Woodhen only

Marquesan Swamphen only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Endangered

Lord Howe Woodhen

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Lord Howe Woodhen

Lord Howe Woodhen (Hypotaenidia sylvestris), 38 cm. Brown; flightless; endemic to Lord Howe Island (Australia). Inhabits subtropical rainforest. Omnivore: invertebrates, berries and lizards. Near Threatened; recovered from 20 individuals in 1980 to 200+ through eradication of feral pigs.

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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