Red-gartered Coot vs Marquesan Swamphen

Fulica armillata 比較対象 Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Red-gartered Coot Marquesan Swamphen
学名 Fulica armillata Porphyrio paepae
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保全状況 Least Concern Extinct
体長
翼開長 40.5 cm (15.9 in)
体重 1060.0 g (37.39 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 2-8 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Red-gartered Coot only

Marquesan Swamphen only

None

保全状況

Least Concern

Red-gartered Coot

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Red-gartered Coot

Red-gartered Coot (Fulica armillata) is a 43–50 cm coot of southern South America, from southern Brazil to Tierra del Fuego. All-black with white bill and shield bearing a distinctive reddish-orange frontal knob. Inhabits freshwater lakes, reservoirs, and slow rivers. Feeds on aquatic plants and invertebrates by diving. Common in its range.

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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