Marquesan Swamphen vs Band-bellied Crake

Porphyrio paepae в сравнении с Zapornia paykullii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Marquesan Swamphen Band-bellied Crake
Научное название Porphyrio paepae Zapornia paykullii
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Extinct Near Threatened
Длина
Размах крыльев 25,3 cm (10.0 in)
Масса 108,4 g (3.82 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- 5-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Marquesan Swamphen only

Нет

Band-bellied Crake only

Охранный статус

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

Near Threatened

Band-bellied 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.

Band-bellied Crake

Band-bellied Crake (Zapornia paykullii) is a small 18–22 cm, migratory crake of East Asia. Dark brown above; chestnut breast; lower underparts strongly barred black and white; red legs. Breeds in Russia and China; winters in South-East Asia, the Philippines, and Sulawesi. Inhabits freshwater marshes and wet grassland. Secretive.

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