Rufous-necked Wood-rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Aramides axillaris 比較対象 Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Rufous-necked Wood-rail Marquesan Swamphen
学名 Aramides axillaris Porphyrio paepae
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保全状況 Least Concern Extinct
体長
翼開長 33.2 cm (13.1 in)
体重 285.6666666666667 g (10.08 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 5-6 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Rufous-necked Wood-rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

None

保全状況

Least Concern

Rufous-necked Wood-rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Rufous-necked Wood-rail

Rufous-necked Wood-rail (Aramides axillaris), 28 cm. Grey head, rufous neck and breast, olive back, red legs and bill. Found in mangrove and coastal forest from Mexico to Ecuador and Venezuela. Omnivore: crabs, invertebrates and plant material. Least Concern; mangrove specialist.

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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