Horned Coot vs Marquesan Swamphen

Fulica cornuta 比較対象 Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Horned Coot Marquesan Swamphen
学名 Fulica cornuta Porphyrio paepae
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保全状況 Near Threatened Extinct
体長
翼開長 58.2 cm (22.9 in)
体重 1863.5 g (65.73 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 3-5 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Horned Coot only

None

Marquesan Swamphen only

None

保全状況

Near Threatened

Horned Coot

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Horned Coot

Horned Coot (Fulica cornuta) is a 58–62 cm large Andean coot of the high-altitude salt lakes of Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina above 4,000 m. All-black with white bill and a distinctive large fleshy horn projecting from the frontal shield. Builds massive stone nest mounds in shallow lakes. Feeds on aquatic algae. Near Threatened.

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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