Inaccessible Island Rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Laterallus rogersi в сравнении с Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Inaccessible Island Rail Marquesan Swamphen
Научное название Laterallus rogersi Porphyrio paepae
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Vulnerable Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 10,8 cm (4.3 in)
Масса 40,0 g (1.41 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Inaccessible Island Rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Охранный статус

Vulnerable

Inaccessible Island Rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Inaccessible Island Rail

Inaccessible Island Rail (Laterallus rogersi) is a tiny 17–19 cm flightless rail, the world's smallest flightless bird, endemic to Inaccessible Island in the Tristan da Cunha archipelago. Dark brown above, chestnut below. Inhabits dense tussock grass and fern-bush.

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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