Brown-banded Rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Lewinia mirifica 비교 대상 Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Brown-banded Rail Marquesan Swamphen
학명 Lewinia mirifica Porphyrio paepae
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
보전 상태 Data Deficient Extinct
체장
날개 폭 19.4 cm (7.6 in)
체중 64.0 g (2.26 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Brown-banded Rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

보전 상태

Data Deficient

Brown-banded Rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Brown-banded Rail

Brown-banded Rail (Lewinia mirifica), 23 cm. Brown with dark streaks above; brown breast band and barred flanks. Endemic to Luzon, Philippines. Inhabits freshwater marshes and tall grass in lowland areas. Omnivore. Endangered; restricted range with severe wetland drainage.

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.

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