Marquesan Swamphen vs Red-necked Crake

Porphyrio paepae से तुलना Rallina tricolor

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Marquesan Swamphen Red-necked Crake
वैज्ञानिक नाम Porphyrio paepae Rallina tricolor
गण Gruiformes Gruiformes
कुल Rallidae Rallidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Extinct Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 26.9 cm (10.6 in)
वजन 184.66666666666666 g (6.51 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या -- 3-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Marquesan Swamphen only

कोई नहीं

Red-necked Crake only

संरक्षण स्थिति

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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