Yellow-breasted Crake vs Marquesan Swamphen

Laterallus flaviventer в сравнении с Porphyrio paepae

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Характеристика Yellow-breasted Crake Marquesan Swamphen
Научное название Laterallus flaviventer Porphyrio paepae
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 13,2 cm (5.2 in)
Масса 24,825 g (0.88 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 3-7 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Yellow-breasted Crake only

Нет

Marquesan Swamphen only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Yellow-breasted Crake

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Yellow-breasted Crake

Yellow-breasted Crake (Laterallus flaviventer) is a small 13–15 cm crake of tropical America, from Mexico to Brazil. Buffy-yellow below with black-and-white barred flanks; dark brown streaked above; yellowish bill. Inhabits floating aquatic vegetation, rice paddies, and grassy marsh edges. Secretive; walks on floating mats.

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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