Lewin's Rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Lewinia pectoralis 比較対象 Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Lewin's Rail Marquesan Swamphen
学名 Lewinia pectoralis Porphyrio paepae
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保全状況 Least Concern Extinct
体長
翼開長 18.8 cm (7.4 in)
体重 78.5 g (2.77 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 3-8 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Lewin's Rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

None

保全状況

Least Concern

Lewin's Rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Lewin's Rail

Lewin's Rail (Lewinia pectoralis), 23 cm. Brown above; grey breast; barred white flanks; long red bill. Found in freshwater marshes and wet heathland of Australia, Java and adjacent islands. Omnivore. Least Concern; secretive but moderately common.

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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