Allen's Gallinule vs Marquesan Swamphen

Porphyrio alleni ile kıyaslandığında Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Allen's Gallinule Marquesan Swamphen
Bilimsel Ad Porphyrio alleni Porphyrio paepae
Takım Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familya Rallidae Rallidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Extinct
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 30,5 cm (12.0 in)
Ağırlık 141,8 g (5.00 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 3-8 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Allen's Gallinule only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Hiçbiri

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Allen's Gallinule

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Allen's Gallinule

Allen's Gallinule (Porphyrio alleni) is a small 23–26 cm, colorful gallinule of sub-Saharan Africa. Deep blue-purple plumage with olive-green back, red bill and frontal shield, and red legs. Inhabits dense freshwater marshes, floating vegetation, and papyrus swamps. Partially migratory; disperses widely after rains.

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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