Lord Howe Woodhen vs Marquesan Swamphen

Hypotaenidia sylvestris ile kıyaslandığında Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Lord Howe Woodhen Marquesan Swamphen
Bilimsel Ad Hypotaenidia sylvestris Porphyrio paepae
Takım Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familya Rallidae Rallidae
Koruma Durumu Endangered Extinct
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 27,7 cm (10.9 in)
Ağırlık 533,75 g (18.83 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Lord Howe Woodhen only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Koruma Durumu

Endangered

Lord Howe Woodhen

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Lord Howe Woodhen

Lord Howe Woodhen (Hypotaenidia sylvestris), 38 cm. Brown; flightless; endemic to Lord Howe Island (Australia). Inhabits subtropical rainforest. Omnivore: invertebrates, berries and lizards. Near Threatened; recovered from 20 individuals in 1980 to 200+ through eradication of feral pigs.

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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