Black-backed Swamphen vs Marquesan Swamphen

Porphyrio indicus 비교 대상 Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Black-backed Swamphen Marquesan Swamphen
학명 Porphyrio indicus Porphyrio paepae
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
보전 상태 Not Evaluated Extinct
체장
날개 폭
체중 604.45 g (21.32 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Black-backed Swamphen only

없음

Marquesan Swamphen only

없음

보전 상태

Not Evaluated

Black-backed Swamphen

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Black-backed Swamphen

Black-backed Swamphen (Porphyrio indicus) is a 42–50 cm large swamphen of the Indonesian archipelago, including Sulawesi, the Moluccas, and New Guinea. Deep purple-blue with conspicuous jet-black back and mantle, distinguishing it from related swamphens. Massive red bill and frontal shield. Inhabits freshwater swamps and rice paddies.

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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