Little Wood-rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Aramides mangle 对比 Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Little Wood-rail Marquesan Swamphen
学名 Aramides mangle Porphyrio paepae
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保护状况 Least Concern Extinct
体长
翼展 32.0 cm (12.6 in)
体重 183.0 g (6.46 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 5-6 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Little Wood-rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

保护状况

Least Concern

Little Wood-rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Little Wood-rail

Little Wood-rail (Aramides mangle), 28 cm. Olive-brown above; grey head and breast; rufous flanks. Endemic to mangroves and adjacent coastal scrub of Brazil. Omnivore: crabs, molluscs and invertebrates in tidal mud. Vulnerable; restricted to Brazilian coastal mangroves.

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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