Rufous-necked Wood-rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Aramides axillaris dibandingkan dengan Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Rufous-necked Wood-rail Marquesan Swamphen
Nama Ilmiah Aramides axillaris Porphyrio paepae
Ordo Gruiformes Gruiformes
Famili Rallidae Rallidae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Extinct
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 33,2 cm (13.1 in)
Berat 285,6666666666667 g (10.08 oz)
Diet -- --
Ukuran Sarang 5-6 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

Rufous-necked Wood-rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

None

Status Konservasi

Least Concern

Rufous-necked Wood-rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Rufous-necked Wood-rail

Rufous-necked Wood-rail (Aramides axillaris), 28 cm. Grey head, rufous neck and breast, olive back, red legs and bill. Found in mangrove and coastal forest from Mexico to Ecuador and Venezuela. Omnivore: crabs, invertebrates and plant material. 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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