Grey-cowled Wood-rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Aramides cajaneus в сравнении с Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Grey-cowled Wood-rail Marquesan Swamphen
Научное название Aramides cajaneus Porphyrio paepae
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 35,7 cm (14.1 in)
Масса 400,0 g (14.11 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 3-7 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Grey-cowled Wood-rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Grey-cowled Wood-rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Grey-cowled Wood-rail

Grey-cowled Wood-rail (Aramides cajaneus), 38 cm. Grey head and breast; rufous neck and flanks; olive back; red legs. Widespread from Nicaragua to Argentina and Trinidad. Inhabits forest near water, mangroves and swamp margins. Omnivore. Least Concern; common and adaptable.

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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