Lord Howe Woodhen vs Marquesan Swamphen

Hypotaenidia sylvestris 比較対象 Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Lord Howe Woodhen Marquesan Swamphen
学名 Hypotaenidia sylvestris Porphyrio paepae
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保全状況 Endangered Extinct
体長
翼開長 27.7 cm (10.9 in)
体重 533.75 g (18.83 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 1-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Lord Howe Woodhen only

Marquesan Swamphen only

保全状況

Endangered

Lord Howe Woodhen

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Lord Howe Woodhen

Lord Howe Woodhen (Hypotaenidia sylvestris), 38 cm. Brown; flightless; endemic to Lord Howe Island (Australia). Inhabits subtropical rainforest. Omnivore: invertebrates, berries and lizards. Near Threatened; recovered from 20 individuals in 1980 to 200+ through eradication of feral pigs.

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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