Marquesan Swamphen vs Red-necked Crake

Porphyrio paepae 비교 대상 Rallina tricolor

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Marquesan Swamphen Red-necked Crake
학명 Porphyrio paepae Rallina tricolor
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
보전 상태 Extinct Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 26.9 cm (10.6 in)
체중 184.66666666666666 g (6.51 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 -- 3-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Marquesan Swamphen only

없음

Red-necked Crake only

보전 상태

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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