Horned Coot vs Marquesan Swamphen

Fulica cornuta в сравнении с Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Horned Coot Marquesan Swamphen
Научное название Fulica cornuta Porphyrio paepae
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Near Threatened Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 58,2 cm (22.9 in)
Масса 1863,5 g (65.73 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 3-5 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Horned Coot only

Нет

Marquesan Swamphen only

Нет

Охранный статус

Near Threatened

Horned Coot

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Horned Coot

Horned Coot (Fulica cornuta) is a 58–62 cm large Andean coot of the high-altitude salt lakes of Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina above 4,000 m. All-black with white bill and a distinctive large fleshy horn projecting from the frontal shield. Builds massive stone nest mounds in shallow lakes. Feeds on aquatic algae. Near Threatened.

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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