Slaty-breasted Wood-rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Aramides saracura в сравнении с Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Slaty-breasted Wood-rail Marquesan Swamphen
Научное название Aramides saracura Porphyrio paepae
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 36,4 cm (14.3 in)
Масса 500,0 g (17.64 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 4-5 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Slaty-breasted Wood-rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Slaty-breasted Wood-rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Slaty-breasted Wood-rail

Slaty-breasted Wood-rail (Aramides saracura), 36 cm. Grey head and breast; olive back; rufous belly; red legs. Endemic to Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil and adjacent Argentina and Paraguay. Inhabits riparian and gallery forest. Omnivore. Least Concern; common in its restricted Atlantic Forest range.

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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