Marquesan Swamphen vs Band-bellied Crake

Porphyrio paepae 比較対象 Zapornia paykullii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Marquesan Swamphen Band-bellied Crake
学名 Porphyrio paepae Zapornia paykullii
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保全状況 Extinct Near Threatened
体長
翼開長 25.3 cm (10.0 in)
体重 108.4 g (3.82 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- 5-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Marquesan Swamphen only

None

Band-bellied Crake only

保全状況

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

Near Threatened

Band-bellied 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.

Band-bellied Crake

Band-bellied Crake (Zapornia paykullii) is a small 18–22 cm, migratory crake of East Asia. Dark brown above; chestnut breast; lower underparts strongly barred black and white; red legs. Breeds in Russia and China; winters in South-East Asia, the Philippines, and Sulawesi. Inhabits freshwater marshes and wet grassland. Secretive.

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