Slaty-breasted Rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Lewinia striata 对比 Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Slaty-breasted Rail Marquesan Swamphen
学名 Lewinia striata Porphyrio paepae
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保护状况 Least Concern Extinct
体长
翼展 23.0 cm (9.1 in)
体重 121.0 g (4.27 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 5-9 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Slaty-breasted Rail only

Marquesan Swamphen only

保护状况

Least Concern

Slaty-breasted Rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Slaty-breasted Rail

Slaty-breasted Rail (Lewinia striata), 28 cm. Blue-grey breast and head; brown streaked back; barred white flanks; red bill. Found from Bangladesh through Southeast Asia to the Philippines and Indonesia. Inhabits reedbeds and rice paddies. Omnivore. Least Concern.

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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