Drummer Rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Habroptila wallacii dibandingkan dengan Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Drummer Rail Marquesan Swamphen
Nama Ilmiah Habroptila wallacii Porphyrio paepae
Ordo Gruiformes Gruiformes
Famili Rallidae Rallidae
Status Konservasi Vulnerable Extinct
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 32,6 cm (12.8 in)
Berat 1000,0 g (35.27 oz)
Diet -- --
Ukuran Sarang -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

Drummer Rail only

None

Marquesan Swamphen only

None

Status Konservasi

Vulnerable

Drummer Rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Drummer Rail

Drummer Rail (Habroptila wallacii), 38 cm. Large, nearly flightless; grey with brown upperparts and a thick red bill. Endemic to Halmahera, Indonesia. Inhabits lowland primary forest floor. Omnivore; produces a deep drumming call. Vulnerable; deforestation on Halmahera.

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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