Red-fronted Coot vs Marquesan Swamphen

Fulica rufifrons 比較対象 Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Red-fronted Coot Marquesan Swamphen
学名 Fulica rufifrons Porphyrio paepae
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保全状況 Least Concern Extinct
体長
翼開長 33.8 cm (13.3 in)
体重 675.0 g (23.81 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 2-9 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Red-fronted Coot only

None

Marquesan Swamphen only

None

保全状況

Least Concern

Red-fronted Coot

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Red-fronted Coot

Red-fronted Coot (Fulica rufifrons) is a 36–42 cm coot of South America's Andean and southern marshes, from Argentina and Chile north to Bolivia. All-black plumage with a conspicuous bright red frontal shield and white bill. Inhabits large open freshwater lakes with reed margins. Feeds on aquatic vegetation by diving and dabbling. Locally common.

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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