Uniform Crake vs Marquesan Swamphen

Amaurolimnas concolor в сравнении с Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Uniform Crake Marquesan Swamphen
Научное название Amaurolimnas concolor Porphyrio paepae
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 24,8 cm (9.8 in)
Масса 114,0 g (4.02 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Uniform Crake only

Marquesan Swamphen only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Uniform Crake

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Uniform Crake

Uniform Crake (Amaurolimnas concolor), 20 cm. Entirely warm brown; short tail. Found in dense tropical lowland undergrowth from Mexico to Bolivia and Brazil. Inhabits forest undergrowth near water. Omnivore. Least Concern; secretive and poorly known.

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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