Marquesan Swamphen vs Band-bellied Crake

Porphyrio paepae comparado com Zapornia paykullii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Marquesan Swamphen Band-bellied Crake
Nome científico Porphyrio paepae Zapornia paykullii
Ordem Gruiformes Gruiformes
Família Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservação Extinct Near Threatened
Comprimento
Envergadura 25,3 cm (10.0 in)
Peso 108,4 g (3.82 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- 5-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Marquesan Swamphen only

Nenhum

Band-bellied Crake only

Estado de conservação

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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