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Marquesan Swamphen

Porphyrio paepae

Extinct
Rallidae
Gruiformes
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について

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.

Habitat & Range

保全状況

Extinct
IUCN Red List

分類学

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Gruiformes (Cranes & Rails)
Rallidae (Rails, Crakes & Coots)
Genus Porphyrio
Porphyrio paepae

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よくある質問

Is the Marquesan Swamphen endangered?
The Marquesan Swamphen has a conservation status of Extinct.
What order and family does the Marquesan Swamphen belong to?
The Marquesan Swamphen (Porphyrio paepae) belongs to the order Gruiformes and the family Rallidae.

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