Azure Gallinule vs Marquesan Swamphen

Porphyrio flavirostris в сравнении с Porphyrio paepae

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Характеристика Azure Gallinule Marquesan Swamphen
Научное название Porphyrio flavirostris Porphyrio paepae
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 26,4 cm (10.4 in)
Масса 92,5 g (3.26 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 4-5 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Azure Gallinule only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Azure Gallinule

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Azure Gallinule

Azure Gallinule (Porphyrio flavirostris) is a small 23–27 cm, pale gallinule of South America's Amazonian and Orinoco floodplains. Pale blue-grey plumage with white underparts, yellow-green bill, and pink legs. Inhabits floating grasses and water hyacinth mats in slow rivers and flooded savannas. Secretive; walks on floating vegetation.

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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