Brown-banded Rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Lewinia mirifica 比較対象 Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Brown-banded Rail Marquesan Swamphen
学名 Lewinia mirifica Porphyrio paepae
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保全状況 Data Deficient Extinct
体長
翼開長 19.4 cm (7.6 in)
体重 64.0 g (2.26 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Brown-banded Rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

保全状況

Data Deficient

Brown-banded Rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Brown-banded Rail

Brown-banded Rail (Lewinia mirifica), 23 cm. Brown with dark streaks above; brown breast band and barred flanks. Endemic to Luzon, Philippines. Inhabits freshwater marshes and tall grass in lowland areas. Omnivore. Endangered; restricted range with severe wetland drainage.

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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