Lord Howe Woodhen vs Marquesan Swamphen

Hypotaenidia sylvestris в сравнении с Porphyrio paepae

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Характеристика Lord Howe Woodhen Marquesan Swamphen
Научное название Hypotaenidia sylvestris Porphyrio paepae
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Endangered Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 27,7 cm (10.9 in)
Масса 533,75 g (18.83 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Lord Howe Woodhen only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Охранный статус

Endangered

Lord Howe Woodhen

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Lord Howe Woodhen

Lord Howe Woodhen (Hypotaenidia sylvestris), 38 cm. Brown; flightless; endemic to Lord Howe Island (Australia). Inhabits subtropical rainforest. Omnivore: invertebrates, berries and lizards. Near Threatened; recovered from 20 individuals in 1980 to 200+ through eradication of feral pigs.

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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