Marquesan Swamphen vs Baillon's Crake

Porphyrio paepae verglichen mit Zapornia pusilla

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Marquesan Swamphen Baillon's Crake
Wissenschaftlicher Name Porphyrio paepae Zapornia pusilla
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Extinct Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 16,9 cm (6.7 in)
Gewicht 35,333333333333336 g (1.25 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 4-11
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Marquesan Swamphen only

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Baillon's Crake only

Erhaltungsstatus

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

Least Concern

Baillon's 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.

Baillon's Crake

Baillon's Crake (Zapornia pusilla) is a tiny 16–18 cm crake with a nearly global breeding range across Eurasia and Australasia. Olive-brown above with white streaking; blue-grey breast; barred flanks; short green bill. Inhabits dense freshwater reed beds and sedge marshes. Highly migratory; winters in Africa, South Asia, and Australasia.

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