Chatham Islands Rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Cabalus modestus в сравнении с Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Chatham Islands Rail Marquesan Swamphen
Научное название Cabalus modestus Porphyrio paepae
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Extinct Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев
Масса 83,1 g (2.93 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Chatham Islands Rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Охранный статус

Extinct

Chatham Islands Rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Chatham Islands Rail

Chatham Islands Rail (Cabalus modestus). Extinct. Small flightless rail formerly endemic to the Chatham Islands, New Zealand; approximately 20 cm. Known from bones and a handful of historical specimens. Extinct by about 1900 due to introduced cats, rats and predation by early settlers.

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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