Marquesan Swamphen vs Plain-flanked Rail

Porphyrio paepae 比較対象 Rallus wetmorei

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Marquesan Swamphen Plain-flanked Rail
学名 Porphyrio paepae Rallus wetmorei
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保全状況 Extinct Endangered
体長
翼開長 25.0 cm (9.8 in)
体重 217.5 g (7.67 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- 4-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Marquesan Swamphen only

None

Plain-flanked Rail only

保全状況

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

Endangered

Plain-flanked 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.

Plain-flanked Rail

Plain-flanked Rail (Rallus wetmorei), 35 cm. Brown with unbarred buff-grey flanks; long curved bill. Restricted to mangroves of the Caribbean coast of Venezuela. Omnivore. Endangered; tiny range with severe mangrove loss due to coastal development.

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