Lord Howe Woodhen vs Marquesan Swamphen

Hypotaenidia sylvestris so với Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Lord Howe Woodhen Marquesan Swamphen
Tên Khoa Học Hypotaenidia sylvestris Porphyrio paepae
Bộ Gruiformes Gruiformes
Họ Rallidae Rallidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Endangered Extinct
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 27,7 cm (10.9 in)
Khối Lượng 533,75 g (18.83 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 1-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Lord Howe Woodhen only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

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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