Red-fronted Coot vs Marquesan Swamphen

Fulica rufifrons 비교 대상 Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Red-fronted Coot Marquesan Swamphen
학명 Fulica rufifrons Porphyrio paepae
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Extinct
체장
날개 폭 33.8 cm (13.3 in)
체중 675.0 g (23.81 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 2-9 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Red-fronted Coot only

없음

Marquesan Swamphen only

없음

보전 상태

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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