Horned Coot vs Marquesan Swamphen

Fulica cornuta 비교 대상 Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Horned Coot Marquesan Swamphen
학명 Fulica cornuta Porphyrio paepae
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
보전 상태 Near Threatened Extinct
체장
날개 폭 58.2 cm (22.9 in)
체중 1863.5 g (65.73 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 3-5 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Horned Coot only

없음

Marquesan Swamphen only

없음

보전 상태

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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