Brown-banded Rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Lewinia mirifica comparado com Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Brown-banded Rail Marquesan Swamphen
Nome científico Lewinia mirifica Porphyrio paepae
Ordem Gruiformes Gruiformes
Família Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservação Data Deficient Extinct
Comprimento
Envergadura 19,4 cm (7.6 in)
Peso 64,0 g (2.26 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Brown-banded Rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Estado de conservação

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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