White-throated Rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Dryolimnas cuvieri в сравнении с Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика White-throated Rail Marquesan Swamphen
Научное название Dryolimnas cuvieri Porphyrio paepae
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 27,5 cm (10.8 in)
Масса 199,4 g (7.03 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 3-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

White-throated Rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

White-throated Rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

White-throated Rail

White-throated Rail (Dryolimnas cuvieri), 28 cm. Brown above; white throat and breast; barred flanks. The nominate race inhabits scrub and wetland of Madagascar and surrounding islands; flightless on Aldabra Atoll. Omnivore. Least Concern for main population; Aldabra population is distinct.

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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