Corncrake vs Marquesan Swamphen

Crex crex dibandingkan dengan Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Corncrake Marquesan Swamphen
Nama Ilmiah Crex crex Porphyrio paepae
Ordo Gruiformes Gruiformes
Famili Rallidae Rallidae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Extinct
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 27,4 cm (10.8 in)
Berat 158,75 g (5.60 oz)
Diet -- --
Ukuran Sarang 8-12 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

Corncrake only

Marquesan Swamphen only

None

Status Konservasi

Least Concern

Corncrake

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Corncrake

Corncrake (Crex crex), 28 cm. Streaky buff-brown; distinctive chestnut wings visible in flight; rasping 'crex-crex' call. Breeds in hay meadows across Europe and western Asia; winters in eastern and southern Africa. Omnivore. Near Threatened; intensive agriculture has caused severe decline.

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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