Tahiti Rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Hypotaenidia pacifica dibandingkan dengan Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Tahiti Rail Marquesan Swamphen
Nama Ilmiah Hypotaenidia pacifica Porphyrio paepae
Ordo Gruiformes Gruiformes
Famili Rallidae Rallidae
Status Konservasi Extinct Extinct
Panjang
Rentang Sayap
Berat 158,5 g (5.59 oz)
Diet -- --
Ukuran Sarang -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

Tahiti Rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

None

Status Konservasi

Extinct

Tahiti Rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Tahiti Rail

Tahiti Rail (Hypotaenidia pacifica). Extinct. Small rail formerly endemic to Tahiti and Mehetia, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Known from 18th-century descriptions and illustrations by Forster during Cook's voyages. Extinct by c. 1800, likely due to introduced rats and hunting.

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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