Marquesan Swamphen vs Band-bellied Crake

Porphyrio paepae comparado con Zapornia paykullii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Marquesan Swamphen Band-bellied Crake
Nombre científico Porphyrio paepae Zapornia paykullii
Orden Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familia Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservación Extinct Near Threatened
Longitud
Envergadura 25,3 cm (10.0 in)
Peso 108,4 g (3.82 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- 5-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Marquesan Swamphen only

Ninguno

Band-bellied Crake only

Estado de conservación

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

Near Threatened

Band-bellied 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.

Band-bellied Crake

Band-bellied Crake (Zapornia paykullii) is a small 18–22 cm, migratory crake of East Asia. Dark brown above; chestnut breast; lower underparts strongly barred black and white; red legs. Breeds in Russia and China; winters in South-East Asia, the Philippines, and Sulawesi. Inhabits freshwater marshes and wet grassland. Secretive.

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