Marquesan Swamphen vs Bogota Rail

Porphyrio paepae 比較対象 Rallus semiplumbeus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Marquesan Swamphen Bogota Rail
学名 Porphyrio paepae Rallus semiplumbeus
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保全状況 Extinct Vulnerable
体長
翼開長 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
体重 84.1 g (2.97 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Marquesan Swamphen only

None

Bogota Rail only

None

保全状況

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

Vulnerable

Bogota 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.

Bogota Rail

Bogota Rail (Rallus semiplumbeus), 26 cm. Brown above; grey face and breast; barred flanks; red bill. Endemic to Andean freshwater marshes and bog edges in Colombia above 2,600 m. Omnivore. Endangered; rapid drainage of high-altitude wetlands.

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