Isabelline Bush-hen vs Marquesan Swamphen

Amaurornis isabellina 比較対象 Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Isabelline Bush-hen Marquesan Swamphen
学名 Amaurornis isabellina Porphyrio paepae
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保全状況 Least Concern Extinct
体長
翼開長 33.4 cm (13.1 in)
体重 168.5 g (5.94 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Isabelline Bush-hen only

Marquesan Swamphen only

None

保全状況

Least Concern

Isabelline Bush-hen

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Isabelline Bush-hen

Isabelline Bush-hen (Amaurornis isabellina) is a 26–30 cm rail endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia. Uniformly isabelline (pale brownish-buff) plumage; greenish bill; reddish legs. Inhabits lowland forest-edge marshes and reed beds on Sulawesi and nearby satellite islands. Uncommon and secretive. Feeds on invertebrates and seeds.

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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