Marquesan Swamphen vs Plain-flanked Rail

Porphyrio paepae dibandingkan dengan Rallus wetmorei

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Marquesan Swamphen Plain-flanked Rail
Nama Ilmiah Porphyrio paepae Rallus wetmorei
Ordo Gruiformes Gruiformes
Famili Rallidae Rallidae
Status Konservasi Extinct Endangered
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 25,0 cm (9.8 in)
Berat 217,5 g (7.67 oz)
Diet -- --
Ukuran Sarang -- 4-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

Marquesan Swamphen only

None

Plain-flanked Rail only

Status Konservasi

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

Endangered

Plain-flanked Rail

About These Birds

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.

Plain-flanked Rail

Plain-flanked Rail (Rallus wetmorei), 35 cm. Brown with unbarred buff-grey flanks; long curved bill. Restricted to mangroves of the Caribbean coast of Venezuela. Omnivore. Endangered; tiny range with severe mangrove loss due to coastal development.

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