Red-fronted Coot vs Marquesan Swamphen

Fulica rufifrons से तुलना Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Red-fronted Coot Marquesan Swamphen
वैज्ञानिक नाम Fulica rufifrons Porphyrio paepae
गण Gruiformes Gruiformes
कुल Rallidae Rallidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Extinct
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 33.8 cm (13.3 in)
वजन 675.0 g (23.81 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-9 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Red-fronted Coot only

कोई नहीं

Marquesan Swamphen only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Red-fronted Coot

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Red-fronted Coot

Red-fronted Coot (Fulica rufifrons) is a 36–42 cm coot of South America's Andean and southern marshes, from Argentina and Chile north to Bolivia. All-black plumage with a conspicuous bright red frontal shield and white bill. Inhabits large open freshwater lakes with reed margins. Feeds on aquatic vegetation by diving and dabbling. Locally common.

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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