Marquesan Swamphen vs Plain-flanked Rail

Porphyrio paepae 비교 대상 Rallus wetmorei

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Marquesan Swamphen Plain-flanked Rail
학명 Porphyrio paepae Rallus wetmorei
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
보전 상태 Extinct Endangered
체장
날개 폭 25.0 cm (9.8 in)
체중 217.5 g (7.67 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 -- 4-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Marquesan Swamphen only

없음

Plain-flanked Rail only

보전 상태

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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