Marquesan Swamphen vs Mexican Rail

Porphyrio paepae 比較対象 Rallus tenuirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Marquesan Swamphen Mexican Rail
学名 Porphyrio paepae Rallus tenuirostris
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保全状況 Extinct Near Threatened
体長
翼開長 30.6 cm (12.0 in)
体重 273.5 g (9.65 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- 5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Marquesan Swamphen only

None

Mexican Rail only

None

保全状況

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

Near Threatened

Mexican 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.

Mexican Rail

Mexican Rail (Rallus tenuirostris), 35 cm. Slender-billed; brown above with a grey head and rufous breast. Inhabits freshwater marshes of the Mexican plateau and adjacent areas. Omnivore. Near Threatened; restricted range in highland Mexico with ongoing wetland drainage.

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