Red-winged Wood-rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Aramides calopterus dibandingkan dengan Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Red-winged Wood-rail Marquesan Swamphen
Nama Ilmiah Aramides calopterus Porphyrio paepae
Ordo Gruiformes Gruiformes
Famili Rallidae Rallidae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Extinct
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 30,8 cm (12.1 in)
Berat 320,5 g (11.31 oz)
Diet -- --
Ukuran Sarang 3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

None

Red-winged Wood-rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Status Konservasi

Least Concern

Red-winged Wood-rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Red-winged Wood-rail

Red-winged Wood-rail (Aramides calopterus), 32 cm. Brown with conspicuous rufous-red wings visible in flight; grey head and red legs. Found in wet lowland forest of the Amazon basin (Peru, Ecuador, Colombia). Omnivore. Least Concern; poorly known but range stable.

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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