Andean Coot vs Marquesan Swamphen

Fulica ardesiaca 比較対象 Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Andean Coot Marquesan Swamphen
学名 Fulica ardesiaca Porphyrio paepae
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保全状況 Least Concern Extinct
体長
翼開長 43.6 cm (17.2 in)
体重 1000.0 g (35.27 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 4-5 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Andean Coot only

None

Marquesan Swamphen only

None

保全状況

Least Concern

Andean Coot

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Andean Coot

Andean Coot (Fulica ardesiaca) is a 38–43 cm coot of Andean high-altitude wetlands in Peru, Bolivia, and northern Chile, typically above 3,000 m. Dark slaty-grey with white bill and frontal shield, often with yellow-orange shield in breeding season. Inhabits puna lakes and bofedales. Feeds on aquatic plants.

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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