Marquesan Swamphen vs Spotted Crake

Porphyrio paepae в сравнении с Porzana porzana

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Характеристика Marquesan Swamphen Spotted Crake
Научное название Porphyrio paepae Porzana porzana
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Extinct Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 22,6 cm (8.9 in)
Масса 97,0 g (3.42 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- 8-12
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Marquesan Swamphen only

Нет

Spotted Crake only

Охранный статус

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

Least Concern

Spotted Crake

About These Birds

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.

Spotted Crake

Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana) is a 19–23 cm secretive rail of European and Central Asian freshwater marshes. Brown above with white spotting; greenish-yellow bill with red base. Winters in Africa. Detected mainly by its sharp whit call at dusk. Feeds on invertebrates and seeds in dense marsh vegetation. Migratory.

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