Marquesan Swamphen vs Mangrove Rail

Porphyrio paepae 比較対象 Rallus longirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Marquesan Swamphen Mangrove Rail
学名 Porphyrio paepae Rallus longirostris
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保全状況 Extinct Least Concern
体長
翼開長 26.6 cm (10.5 in)
体重 288.8333333333333 g (10.19 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- 3-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Marquesan Swamphen only

None

Mangrove Rail only

保全状況

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

Least Concern

Mangrove 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.

Mangrove Rail

Mangrove Rail (Rallus longirostris), 35 cm. Long curved bill; brown above; rufous-buff breast; barred flanks. Found in mangroves and tidal mudflats from the Caribbean coast south to northeastern Brazil. Omnivore: crabs and mudflat invertebrates. Least Concern.

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