White-browed Crake vs Marquesan Swamphen

Amaurornis cinerea 比較対象 Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-browed Crake Marquesan Swamphen
学名 Amaurornis cinerea Porphyrio paepae
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保全状況 Least Concern Extinct
体長
翼開長 18.8 cm (7.4 in)
体重 51.25 g (1.81 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 3-7 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

White-browed Crake only

Marquesan Swamphen only

None

保全状況

Least Concern

White-browed Crake

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

White-browed Crake

White-browed Crake (Amaurornis cinerea) is a small 19–22 cm crake of South and South-East Asian wetlands. White supercilium contrasts with dark cap; olive-brown above; grey breast; pale belly. Found from India east to China, Japan, and Australia. Inhabits freshwater marshes, rice paddies, and reed beds.

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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