Marquesan Swamphen vs Black-banded Crake

Porphyrio paepae 对比 Porzana fasciata

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Marquesan Swamphen Black-banded Crake
学名 Porphyrio paepae Porzana fasciata
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保护状况 Extinct Least Concern
体长
翼展 18.4 cm (7.2 in)
体重 69.0 g (2.43 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Marquesan Swamphen only

Black-banded Crake only

保护状况

Extinct

Marquesan Swamphen

Least Concern

Black-banded 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.

Black-banded Crake

Black-banded Crake (Porzana fasciata) is a small 16–18 cm crake of lowland Amazonia and the Guianas. Dark brown above; heavily barred black and white below; reddish bill and legs. Inhabits dense marsh vegetation, flooded forest edges, and wet grassland in northern South America. Secretive; detected by sharp calls. Feeds on invertebrates and seeds.

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