Marquesan Swamphen vs Plain-flanked Rail

Porphyrio paepae в сравнении с Rallus wetmorei

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Marquesan Swamphen Plain-flanked Rail
Научное название Porphyrio paepae Rallus wetmorei
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Extinct Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 25,0 cm (9.8 in)
Масса 217,5 g (7.67 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- 4-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Marquesan Swamphen only

Нет

Plain-flanked Rail only

Охранный статус

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

Endangered

Plain-flanked Rail

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.

Plain-flanked Rail

Plain-flanked Rail (Rallus wetmorei), 35 cm. Brown with unbarred buff-grey flanks; long curved bill. Restricted to mangroves of the Caribbean coast of Venezuela. Omnivore. Endangered; tiny range with severe mangrove loss due to coastal development.

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