Marquesan Swamphen vs Rouget's Rail

Porphyrio paepae в сравнении с Rougetius rougetii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Marquesan Swamphen Rouget's Rail
Научное название Porphyrio paepae Rougetius rougetii
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Extinct Near Threatened
Длина
Размах крыльев 25,7 cm (10.1 in)
Масса 195,0 g (6.88 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- 4-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Marquesan Swamphen only

Нет

Rouget's Rail only

Охранный статус

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

Near Threatened

Rouget's 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.

Rouget's Rail

Rouget's Rail (Rougetius rougetii), 29 cm. Brown above with dark streaks; chestnut-rufous below; strong bill. Endemic to montane streams and marshy grassland of the Ethiopian and Eritrean highlands above 1,500 m. Omnivore. Near Threatened; wetland degradation in the Horn of Africa.

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