White-browed Crake vs Marquesan Swamphen

Amaurornis cinerea comparado con Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo White-browed Crake Marquesan Swamphen
Nombre científico Amaurornis cinerea Porphyrio paepae
Orden Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familia Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Extinct
Longitud
Envergadura 18,8 cm (7.4 in)
Peso 51,25 g (1.81 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 3-7 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

White-browed Crake only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

White-browed Crake

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

White-browed Crake

White-browed Crake (Amaurornis cinerea) is a small 19–22 cm crake of South and South-East Asian wetlands. White supercilium contrasts with dark cap; olive-brown above; grey breast; pale belly. Found from India east to China, Japan, and Australia. Inhabits freshwater marshes, rice paddies, and reed beds.

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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