Lewin's Rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Lewinia pectoralis dibandingkan dengan Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Lewin's Rail Marquesan Swamphen
Nama Ilmiah Lewinia pectoralis Porphyrio paepae
Ordo Gruiformes Gruiformes
Famili Rallidae Rallidae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Extinct
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 18,8 cm (7.4 in)
Berat 78,5 g (2.77 oz)
Diet -- --
Ukuran Sarang 3-8 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

Lewin's Rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

None

Status Konservasi

Least Concern

Lewin's Rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Lewin's Rail

Lewin's Rail (Lewinia pectoralis), 23 cm. Brown above; grey breast; barred white flanks; long red bill. Found in freshwater marshes and wet heathland of Australia, Java and adjacent islands. Omnivore. Least Concern; secretive but moderately common.

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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