Marquesan Swamphen vs Slaty-legged Crake

Porphyrio paepae so với Rallina eurizonoides

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Marquesan Swamphen Slaty-legged Crake
Tên Khoa Học Porphyrio paepae Rallina eurizonoides
Bộ Gruiformes Gruiformes
Họ Rallidae Rallidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Extinct Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 25,2 cm (9.9 in)
Khối Lượng 123,66666666666667 g (4.36 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng -- 4-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Marquesan Swamphen only

Slaty-legged Crake only

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

Least Concern

Slaty-legged 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.

Slaty-legged Crake

Slaty-legged Crake (Rallina eurizonoides) is a 22–27 cm crake of South and South-East Asia. Chestnut head and breast; dark brown back; heavily barred black and white underparts; grey legs. Breeds from India east to the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia; partially migratory. Inhabits damp forest floor, forest-edge marshes, and scrub near streams.

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