White-breasted Waterhen vs Marquesan Swamphen

Amaurornis phoenicurus 比較対象 Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-breasted Waterhen Marquesan Swamphen
学名 Amaurornis phoenicurus Porphyrio paepae
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保全状況 Least Concern Extinct
体長
翼開長 29.4 cm (11.6 in)
体重 212.66666666666666 g (7.50 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 4-9 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

White-breasted Waterhen only

Marquesan Swamphen only

None

保全状況

Least Concern

White-breasted Waterhen

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

White-breasted Waterhen

White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) is a bold 28–33 cm rail of South and South-East Asia. Slaty-black above; white face and breast; chestnut vent; red base to yellow bill. Common across India, South-East Asia, and China in marshes, rice paddies, ditches, and waterways. Often forages in open, even in towns.

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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