Black-backed Swamphen vs Marquesan Swamphen

Porphyrio indicus 比較対象 Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Black-backed Swamphen Marquesan Swamphen
学名 Porphyrio indicus Porphyrio paepae
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保全状況 Not Evaluated Extinct
体長
翼開長
体重 604.45 g (21.32 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Black-backed Swamphen only

None

Marquesan Swamphen only

None

保全状況

Not Evaluated

Black-backed Swamphen

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Black-backed Swamphen

Black-backed Swamphen (Porphyrio indicus) is a 42–50 cm large swamphen of the Indonesian archipelago, including Sulawesi, the Moluccas, and New Guinea. Deep purple-blue with conspicuous jet-black back and mantle, distinguishing it from related swamphens. Massive red bill and frontal shield. Inhabits freshwater swamps and rice paddies.

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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