Grey-throated Rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Canirallus oculeus dibandingkan dengan Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Grey-throated Rail Marquesan Swamphen
Nama Ilmiah Canirallus oculeus Porphyrio paepae
Ordo Gruiformes Gruiformes
Famili Rallidae Rallidae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Extinct
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 33,4 cm (13.1 in)
Berat 276,0 g (9.74 oz)
Diet -- --
Ukuran Sarang 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

Grey-throated Rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

None

Status Konservasi

Least Concern

Grey-throated Rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Grey-throated Rail

Grey-throated Rail (Canirallus oculeus), 27 cm. Brown above; grey throat and breast; red eye and bill. Inhabits dense undergrowth of lowland forest in West and Central Africa. Omnivore: insects, snails and plant material. Least Concern; widespread but rarely seen.

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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