Marquesan Swamphen vs Red-necked Crake

Porphyrio paepae 比較対象 Rallina tricolor

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Marquesan Swamphen Red-necked Crake
学名 Porphyrio paepae Rallina tricolor
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保全状況 Extinct Least Concern
体長
翼開長 26.9 cm (10.6 in)
体重 184.66666666666666 g (6.51 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- 3-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Marquesan Swamphen only

None

Red-necked Crake only

保全状況

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

Least Concern

Red-necked Crake

About These Birds

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.

Red-necked Crake

Red-necked Crake (Rallina tricolor) is a 27–30 cm crake of lowland New Guinea and north-eastern Australia. Bright rufous-chestnut head and neck; dark olive-brown back; white-barred black lower breast and belly. Inhabits rainforest undergrowth near streams and dense forest wetlands. Summer visitor to Cape York, Australia. Secretive; calls at night.

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