Calayan Rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Aptenorallus calayanensis в сравнении с Porphyrio paepae

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Характеристика Calayan Rail Marquesan Swamphen
Научное название Aptenorallus calayanensis Porphyrio paepae
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Vulnerable Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев
Масса 244,5 g (8.62 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Calayan Rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Охранный статус

Vulnerable

Calayan Rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Calayan Rail

Calayan Rail (Aptenorallus calayanensis), 20 cm. Brown above; grey underparts; yellow-green bill; short wings suggesting flightlessness. Discovered in 2004; endemic to Calayan Island, Philippines. Inhabits forest undergrowth. Omnivore. Endangered; tiny single-island range with minimal forest remaining.

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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