Marquesan Swamphen vs Ash-throated Crake

Porphyrio paepae comparado com Porzana albicollis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Marquesan Swamphen Ash-throated Crake
Nome científico Porphyrio paepae Porzana albicollis
Ordem Gruiformes Gruiformes
Família Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservação Extinct Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 23,1 cm (9.1 in)
Peso 104,0 g (3.67 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Marquesan Swamphen only

Nenhum

Ash-throated Crake only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

Least Concern

Ash-throated 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.

Ash-throated Crake

Ash-throated Crake (Porzana albicollis), 20 cm. Grey head and throat, brown back, barred flanks; inhabits rank grass and marsh edges of South America from Colombia to Argentina. Omnivore. Least Concern; common in lowland wetlands and flooded grassland.

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