Marquesan Swamphen vs Band-bellied Crake

Porphyrio paepae 비교 대상 Zapornia paykullii

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Marquesan Swamphen Band-bellied Crake
학명 Porphyrio paepae Zapornia paykullii
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
보전 상태 Extinct Near Threatened
체장
날개 폭 25.3 cm (10.0 in)
체중 108.4 g (3.82 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 -- 5-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Marquesan Swamphen only

없음

Band-bellied Crake only

보전 상태

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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