Azure Gallinule vs Marquesan Swamphen

Porphyrio flavirostris 比較対象 Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Azure Gallinule Marquesan Swamphen
学名 Porphyrio flavirostris Porphyrio paepae
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保全状況 Least Concern Extinct
体長
翼開長 26.4 cm (10.4 in)
体重 92.5 g (3.26 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 4-5 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Azure Gallinule only

Marquesan Swamphen only

None

保全状況

Least Concern

Azure Gallinule

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Azure Gallinule

Azure Gallinule (Porphyrio flavirostris) is a small 23–27 cm, pale gallinule of South America's Amazonian and Orinoco floodplains. Pale blue-grey plumage with white underparts, yellow-green bill, and pink legs. Inhabits floating grasses and water hyacinth mats in slow rivers and flooded savannas. Secretive; walks on floating vegetation.

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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