Roviana Rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Hypotaenidia rovianae dibandingkan dengan Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Roviana Rail Marquesan Swamphen
Nama Ilmiah Hypotaenidia rovianae Porphyrio paepae
Ordo Gruiformes Gruiformes
Famili Rallidae Rallidae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Extinct
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 29,1 cm (11.5 in)
Berat 353,1 g (12.46 oz)
Diet -- --
Ukuran Sarang 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

None

Roviana Rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Status Konservasi

Least Concern

Roviana Rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Roviana Rail

Roviana Rail (Hypotaenidia rovianae), 28 cm. Brown and white barred; red bill. Endemic to New Georgia and Vangunu Islands, Solomon Islands. Inhabits grassland and open scrub. Omnivore. Endangered; restricted range with logging and introduced predator pressure.

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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