Hawkins's Rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi в сравнении с Porphyrio paepae

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Характеристика Hawkins's Rail Marquesan Swamphen
Научное название Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi Porphyrio paepae
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Extinct Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев
Масса 2000,0 g (70.55 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Hawkins's Rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Охранный статус

Extinct

Hawkins's Rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Hawkins's Rail

Hawkins's Rail (Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi). Extinct. Large flightless rail formerly endemic to Chatham Islands, New Zealand; estimated 50 cm. Known from sub-fossil bones. Driven to extinction by Polynesian settlers and introduced rats before European contact, likely by 1400 CE. Omnivore of forest floor.

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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