Lewin's Rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Lewinia pectoralis в сравнении с Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Lewin's Rail Marquesan Swamphen
Научное название Lewinia pectoralis Porphyrio paepae
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 18,8 cm (7.4 in)
Масса 78,5 g (2.77 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 3-8 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Lewin's Rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Lewin's Rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Lewin's Rail

Lewin's Rail (Lewinia pectoralis), 23 cm. Brown above; grey breast; barred white flanks; long red bill. Found in freshwater marshes and wet heathland of Australia, Java and adjacent islands. Omnivore. Least Concern; secretive but moderately common.

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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