Marquesan Swamphen vs Band-bellied Crake

Porphyrio paepae से तुलना Zapornia paykullii

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Marquesan Swamphen Band-bellied Crake
वैज्ञानिक नाम Porphyrio paepae Zapornia paykullii
गण Gruiformes Gruiformes
कुल Rallidae Rallidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Extinct Near Threatened
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 25.3 cm (10.0 in)
वजन 108.4 g (3.82 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या -- 5-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Marquesan Swamphen only

कोई नहीं

Band-bellied Crake only

संरक्षण स्थिति

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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