Little Wood-rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Aramides mangle в сравнении с Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Little Wood-rail Marquesan Swamphen
Научное название Aramides mangle Porphyrio paepae
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 32,0 cm (12.6 in)
Масса 183,0 g (6.46 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 5-6 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Little Wood-rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Little Wood-rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Little Wood-rail

Little Wood-rail (Aramides mangle), 28 cm. Olive-brown above; grey head and breast; rufous flanks. Endemic to mangroves and adjacent coastal scrub of Brazil. Omnivore: crabs, molluscs and invertebrates in tidal mud. Vulnerable; restricted to Brazilian coastal mangroves.

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.

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family