Paint-billed Crake vs Marquesan Swamphen
Neocrex erythrops comparado con Porphyrio paepae
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Paint-billed Crake | Marquesan Swamphen |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Neocrex erythrops | Porphyrio paepae |
| Orden | Gruiformes | Gruiformes |
| Familia | Rallidae | Rallidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Extinct |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 19,3 cm (7.6 in) | — |
| Peso | 55,833333333333336 g (1.97 oz) | — |
| Dieta | -- | -- |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 3-7 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Estado de conservación
Least Concern
Paint-billed Crake
Extinct
Marquesan Swamphen
About These Birds
Paint-billed Crake
Paint-billed Crake (Neocrex erythrops), 18 cm. Brown above with a diagnostic multi-coloured bill (red base, yellow tip); grey underparts. Found in wet grassland and cultivation from Panama to Argentina. Omnivore. Least Concern; locally common but secretive.
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.