White-breasted Waterhen vs Marquesan Swamphen

Amaurornis phoenicurus comparado com Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo White-breasted Waterhen Marquesan Swamphen
Nome científico Amaurornis phoenicurus Porphyrio paepae
Ordem Gruiformes Gruiformes
Família Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Extinct
Comprimento
Envergadura 29,4 cm (11.6 in)
Peso 212,66666666666666 g (7.50 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 4-9 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

White-breasted Waterhen only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

White-breasted Waterhen

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

White-breasted Waterhen

White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) is a bold 28–33 cm rail of South and South-East Asia. Slaty-black above; white face and breast; chestnut vent; red base to yellow bill. Common across India, South-East Asia, and China in marshes, rice paddies, ditches, and waterways. Often forages in open, even in towns.

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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