Marquesan Swamphen vs Red-legged Crake

Porphyrio paepae comparado con Rallina fasciata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Marquesan Swamphen Red-legged Crake
Nombre científico Porphyrio paepae Rallina fasciata
Orden Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familia Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservación Extinct Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 24,4 cm (9.6 in)
Peso 88,4 g (3.12 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- 3-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Marquesan Swamphen only

Ninguno

Red-legged Crake only

Estado de conservación

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

Least Concern

Red-legged 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.

Red-legged Crake

Red-legged Crake (Rallina fasciata) is a 22–25 cm crake of South-East Asian lowland forests. Chestnut head; olive-brown back; white-barred underparts; bright red legs. Inhabits dense forest floor near streams, mangroves, and lowland swamp forest from Myanmar and Thailand east to the Philippines and Borneo. Partially migratory.

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