Swinhoe's Rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Coturnicops exquisitus в сравнении с Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Swinhoe's Rail Marquesan Swamphen
Научное название Coturnicops exquisitus Porphyrio paepae
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 14,9 cm (5.9 in)
Масса 55,900000000000006 g (1.97 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 3-10 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Swinhoe's Rail only

Нет

Marquesan Swamphen only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Swinhoe's Rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Swinhoe's Rail

Swinhoe's Rail (Coturnicops exquisitus) is a tiny 13–14 cm rail of East Asia and Siberia. Streaked brown plumage with a buffy face; very small and quail-like. Breeds in Siberia, Manchuria, and Mongolia; winters in south-east China, Korea, and Japan. Inhabits wet grassland, rice paddies, and sedge marshes. Extremely secretive; rarely detected.

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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