Calayan Rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Aptenorallus calayanensis 比較対象 Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Calayan Rail Marquesan Swamphen
学名 Aptenorallus calayanensis Porphyrio paepae
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保全状況 Vulnerable Extinct
体長
翼開長
体重 244.5 g (8.62 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Calayan Rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

保全状況

Vulnerable

Calayan Rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Calayan Rail

Calayan Rail (Aptenorallus calayanensis), 20 cm. Brown above; grey underparts; yellow-green bill; short wings suggesting flightlessness. Discovered in 2004; endemic to Calayan Island, Philippines. Inhabits forest undergrowth. Omnivore. Endangered; tiny single-island range with minimal forest remaining.

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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