Slaty-breasted Rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Lewinia striata в сравнении с Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Slaty-breasted Rail Marquesan Swamphen
Научное название Lewinia striata Porphyrio paepae
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 23,0 cm (9.1 in)
Масса 121,0 g (4.27 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 5-9 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Slaty-breasted Rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Slaty-breasted Rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Slaty-breasted Rail

Slaty-breasted Rail (Lewinia striata), 28 cm. Blue-grey breast and head; brown streaked back; barred white flanks; red bill. Found from Bangladesh through Southeast Asia to the Philippines and Indonesia. Inhabits reedbeds and rice paddies. Omnivore. Least Concern.

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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