Marquesan Swamphen vs Ash-throated Crake

Porphyrio paepae verglichen mit Porzana albicollis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Marquesan Swamphen Ash-throated Crake
Wissenschaftlicher Name Porphyrio paepae Porzana albicollis
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Extinct Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 23,1 cm (9.1 in)
Gewicht 104,0 g (3.67 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Marquesan Swamphen only

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Ash-throated Crake only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

Least Concern

Ash-throated Crake

About These Birds

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.

Ash-throated Crake

Ash-throated Crake (Porzana albicollis), 20 cm. Grey head and throat, brown back, barred flanks; inhabits rank grass and marsh edges of South America from Colombia to Argentina. Omnivore. Least Concern; common in lowland wetlands and flooded grassland.

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