Rufous-sided Crake vs Marquesan Swamphen

Laterallus melanophaius comparado con Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Rufous-sided Crake Marquesan Swamphen
Nombre científico Laterallus melanophaius Porphyrio paepae
Orden Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familia Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Extinct
Longitud
Envergadura 16,6 cm (6.5 in)
Peso 54,1 g (1.91 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-5 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Rufous-sided Crake only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Rufous-sided Crake

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Rufous-sided Crake

La gallineta de flancos rufo es una pequeña gallineta de América del Sur tropical que habita en pantanos y humedales con vegetación densa.

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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