Marquesan Swamphen vs Red-necked Crake

Porphyrio paepae comparado con Rallina tricolor

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Marquesan Swamphen Red-necked Crake
Nombre científico Porphyrio paepae Rallina tricolor
Orden Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familia Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservación Extinct Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 26,9 cm (10.6 in)
Peso 184,66666666666666 g (6.51 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- 3-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Marquesan Swamphen only

Ninguno

Red-necked Crake only

Estado de conservación

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

Least Concern

Red-necked 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-necked Crake

Red-necked Crake (Rallina tricolor) is a 27–30 cm crake of lowland New Guinea and north-eastern Australia. Bright rufous-chestnut head and neck; dark olive-brown back; white-barred black lower breast and belly. Inhabits rainforest undergrowth near streams and dense forest wetlands. Summer visitor to Cape York, Australia. Secretive; calls at night.

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