Talaud Rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Gymnocrex talaudensis so với Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Talaud Rail Marquesan Swamphen
Tên Khoa Học Gymnocrex talaudensis Porphyrio paepae
Bộ Gruiformes Gruiformes
Họ Rallidae Rallidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Endangered Extinct
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 30,4 cm (12.0 in)
Khối Lượng 288,0 g (10.16 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Talaud Rail only

Không

Marquesan Swamphen only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Endangered

Talaud Rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Talaud Rail

Talaud Rail (Gymnocrex talaudensis) is a poorly-known rail endemic to the Talaud Islands in the northern Moluccas, Indonesia. Similar to Blue-faced Rail; brown above with some rufous tones; bare facial skin. Inhabits forest and scrub on small islands. Known from very few specimens.

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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