Yellow-breasted Crake vs Marquesan Swamphen

Laterallus flaviventer 对比 Porphyrio paepae

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Yellow-breasted Crake Marquesan Swamphen
学名 Laterallus flaviventer Porphyrio paepae
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保护状况 Least Concern Extinct
体长
翼展 13.2 cm (5.2 in)
体重 24.825 g (0.88 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 3-7 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Yellow-breasted Crake only

Marquesan Swamphen only

保护状况

Least Concern

Yellow-breasted Crake

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

About These Birds

Yellow-breasted Crake

Yellow-breasted Crake (Laterallus flaviventer) is a small 13–15 cm crake of tropical America, from Mexico to Brazil. Buffy-yellow below with black-and-white barred flanks; dark brown streaked above; yellowish bill. Inhabits floating aquatic vegetation, rice paddies, and grassy marsh edges. Secretive; walks on floating mats.

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.

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