Marquesan Swamphen vs Red-necked Crake

Porphyrio paepae в сравнении с Rallina tricolor

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Характеристика Marquesan Swamphen Red-necked Crake
Научное название Porphyrio paepae Rallina tricolor
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Extinct Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 26,9 cm (10.6 in)
Масса 184,66666666666666 g (6.51 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- 3-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Marquesan Swamphen only

Нет

Red-necked Crake only

Охранный статус

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

Least Concern

Red-necked 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.

Red-necked Crake

Red-necked Crake (Rallina tricolor) is a 27–30 cm crake of lowland New Guinea and north-eastern Australia. Bright rufous-chestnut head and neck; dark olive-brown back; white-barred black lower breast and belly. Inhabits rainforest undergrowth near streams and dense forest wetlands. Summer visitor to Cape York, Australia. Secretive; calls at night.

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