Isabelline Bush-hen vs Marquesan Swamphen

Amaurornis isabellina в сравнении с Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Isabelline Bush-hen Marquesan Swamphen
Научное название Amaurornis isabellina Porphyrio paepae
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 33,4 cm (13.1 in)
Масса 168,5 g (5.94 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Isabelline Bush-hen only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Isabelline Bush-hen

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Isabelline Bush-hen

Isabelline Bush-hen (Amaurornis isabellina) is a 26–30 cm rail endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia. Uniformly isabelline (pale brownish-buff) plumage; greenish bill; reddish legs. Inhabits lowland forest-edge marshes and reed beds on Sulawesi and nearby satellite islands. Uncommon and secretive. Feeds on invertebrates and seeds.

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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