Marquesan Swamphen vs Spot-flanked Gallinule

Porphyrio paepae в сравнении с Porphyriops melanops

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Marquesan Swamphen Spot-flanked Gallinule
Научное название Porphyrio paepae Porphyriops melanops
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Extinct Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 25,0 cm (9.8 in)
Масса 189,5 g (6.68 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- 4-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Marquesan Swamphen only

Нет

Spot-flanked Gallinule only

Нет

Охранный статус

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

Least Concern

Spot-flanked Gallinule

About These Birds

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.

Spot-flanked Gallinule

Spot-flanked Gallinule (Porphyriops melanops) is a small 22–25 cm rail of southern South America's marshes and reed-beds. Dark olive-brown above with white-spotted flanks, grey face, and short red-tipped yellow bill. Frequents still or slow-moving freshwater wetlands in Argentina, Uruguay, southern Brazil, and Chile.

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