Hawkins's Rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi 比較対象 Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Hawkins's Rail Marquesan Swamphen
学名 Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi Porphyrio paepae
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保全状況 Extinct Extinct
体長
翼開長
体重 2000.0 g (70.55 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Hawkins's Rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

保全状況

Extinct

Hawkins's Rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Hawkins's Rail

Hawkins's Rail (Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi). Extinct. Large flightless rail formerly endemic to Chatham Islands, New Zealand; estimated 50 cm. Known from sub-fossil bones. Driven to extinction by Polynesian settlers and introduced rats before European contact, likely by 1400 CE. Omnivore of forest floor.

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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