Allen's Gallinule vs Marquesan Swamphen

Porphyrio alleni so với Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Allen's Gallinule Marquesan Swamphen
Tên Khoa Học Porphyrio alleni Porphyrio paepae
Bộ Gruiformes Gruiformes
Họ Rallidae Rallidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Extinct
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 30,5 cm (12.0 in)
Khối Lượng 141,8 g (5.00 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 3-8 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Allen's Gallinule only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

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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