Red-fronted Coot vs Marquesan Swamphen

Fulica rufifrons в сравнении с Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Red-fronted Coot Marquesan Swamphen
Научное название Fulica rufifrons Porphyrio paepae
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 33,8 cm (13.3 in)
Масса 675,0 g (23.81 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-9 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Red-fronted Coot only

Нет

Marquesan Swamphen only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Red-fronted Coot

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Red-fronted Coot

Red-fronted Coot (Fulica rufifrons) is a 36–42 cm coot of South America's Andean and southern marshes, from Argentina and Chile north to Bolivia. All-black plumage with a conspicuous bright red frontal shield and white bill. Inhabits large open freshwater lakes with reed margins. Feeds on aquatic vegetation by diving and dabbling. Locally common.

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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