Australasian Swamphen vs Marquesan Swamphen

Porphyrio melanotus 비교 대상 Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Australasian Swamphen Marquesan Swamphen
학명 Porphyrio melanotus Porphyrio paepae
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
보전 상태 Not Evaluated Extinct
체장
날개 폭
체중 1006.5 g (35.50 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 2-6 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Australasian Swamphen only

없음

Marquesan Swamphen only

없음

보전 상태

Not Evaluated

Australasian Swamphen

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Australasian Swamphen

Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus) is a 44–50 cm large gallinule of Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific islands. Deep blue-purple with greenish-black back and upper wings; massive red bill and frontal shield. Inhabits freshwater and brackish marshes, lake margins, and grassy areas near water.

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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