Chestnut Rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Eulabeornis castaneoventris в сравнении с Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Chestnut Rail Marquesan Swamphen
Научное название Eulabeornis castaneoventris Porphyrio paepae
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 43,0 cm (16.9 in)
Масса 699,0 g (24.66 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 4-5 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Chestnut Rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Chestnut Rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Chestnut Rail

Chestnut Rail (Eulabeornis castaneoventris), 40 cm. Grey head and back; warm chestnut belly; red bill. Inhabits mangrove and tidal forest of northern Australia and southern New Guinea. Omnivore: crabs, fish and invertebrates. Least Concern; mangrove specialist.

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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