Brown-banded Rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Lewinia mirifica 对比 Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Brown-banded Rail Marquesan Swamphen
学名 Lewinia mirifica Porphyrio paepae
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保护状况 Data Deficient Extinct
体长
翼展 19.4 cm (7.6 in)
体重 64.0 g (2.26 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Brown-banded Rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

保护状况

Data Deficient

Brown-banded Rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Brown-banded Rail

Brown-banded Rail (Lewinia mirifica), 23 cm. Brown with dark streaks above; brown breast band and barred flanks. Endemic to Luzon, Philippines. Inhabits freshwater marshes and tall grass in lowland areas. Omnivore. Endangered; restricted range with severe wetland drainage.

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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