Speckled Rail vs Marquesan Swamphen

Coturnicops notatus в сравнении с Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Speckled Rail Marquesan Swamphen
Научное название Coturnicops notatus Porphyrio paepae
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 14,7 cm (5.8 in)
Масса 27,5 g (0.97 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Speckled Rail only

Нет

Marquesan Swamphen only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Speckled Rail

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Speckled Rail

Speckled Rail (Coturnicops notatus) is a small 15–17 cm, poorly-known rail of South America. Olive-brown above; white-spotted breast and flanks. Found in Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru. Inhabits wet grasslands, marsh edges, and seasonally flooded savannas. Extremely secretive; known from few specimens.

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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