Russet-naped Wood-rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Aramides albiventris 比較対象 Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Russet-naped Wood-rail Marquesan Swamphen
学名 Aramides albiventris Porphyrio paepae
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保全状況 Least Concern Extinct
体長
翼開長 35.7 cm (14.1 in)
体重 499.75 g (17.63 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 3-7 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Russet-naped Wood-rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

None

保全状況

Least Concern

Russet-naped Wood-rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Russet-naped Wood-rail

Russet-naped Wood-rail (Aramides albiventris), 38 cm. Grey head, rufous nape and breast, olive back, white belly. Found in mangroves, wet forest and swampy areas from Mexico to Costa Rica. Omnivore. Least Concern; moderately common in Central American mangroves.

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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