Drummer Rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Habroptila wallacii в сравнении с Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Drummer Rail Marquesan Swamphen
Научное название Habroptila wallacii Porphyrio paepae
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Vulnerable Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 32,6 cm (12.8 in)
Масса 1000,0 g (35.27 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Drummer Rail only

Нет

Marquesan Swamphen only

Нет

Охранный статус

Vulnerable

Drummer Rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Drummer Rail

Drummer Rail (Habroptila wallacii), 38 cm. Large, nearly flightless; grey with brown upperparts and a thick red bill. Endemic to Halmahera, Indonesia. Inhabits lowland primary forest floor. Omnivore; produces a deep drumming call. Vulnerable; deforestation on Halmahera.

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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