Marquesan Swamphen vs King Rail

Porphyrio paepae 比較対象 Rallus elegans

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Marquesan Swamphen King Rail
学名 Porphyrio paepae Rallus elegans
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保全状況 Extinct Near Threatened
体長
翼開長 31.7 cm (12.5 in)
体重 333.5 g (11.76 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- 3-15
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Marquesan Swamphen only

None

King Rail only

保全状況

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

Near Threatened

King Rail

About These Birds

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.

King Rail

King Rail (Rallus elegans), 43 cm. Largest Nearctic rail; brown above with a rufous breast and barred flanks; long orange-red bill. Inhabits freshwater and brackish marshes in eastern North America. Omnivore: crayfish, frogs and insects. Near Threatened; declining with wetland loss.

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