Marquesan Swamphen vs Band-bellied Crake

Porphyrio paepae so với Zapornia paykullii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Marquesan Swamphen Band-bellied Crake
Tên Khoa Học Porphyrio paepae Zapornia paykullii
Bộ Gruiformes Gruiformes
Họ Rallidae Rallidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Extinct Near Threatened
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 25,3 cm (10.0 in)
Khối Lượng 108,4 g (3.82 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng -- 5-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Marquesan Swamphen only

Không

Band-bellied Crake only

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

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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