Hawkins's Rail vs Bare-eyed Rail

Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi مقارنةً بـ Gymnocrex plumbeiventris

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Hawkins's Rail Bare-eyed Rail
الاسم العلمي Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi Gymnocrex plumbeiventris
الرتبة Gruiformes Gruiformes
الفصيلة Rallidae Rallidae
حالة الحفاظ Extinct Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 38,4 cm (15.1 in)
الوزن 2000,0 g (70.55 oz) 287,5 g (10.14 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Hawkins's Rail only

بلا

Bare-eyed Rail only

حالة الحفاظ

Extinct

Hawkins's Rail

Least Concern

Bare-eyed Rail

About These Birds

Hawkins's Rail

Hawkins's Rail (Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi). Extinct. Large flightless rail formerly endemic to Chatham Islands, New Zealand; estimated 50 cm. Known from sub-fossil bones. Driven to extinction by Polynesian settlers and introduced rats before European contact, likely by 1400 CE. Omnivore of forest floor.

Bare-eyed Rail

Bare-eyed Rail (Gymnocrex plumbeiventris) is a 27–31 cm rail of the Moluccas and New Guinea region. Grey below; brown above; distinctive bare red-orange facial skin around eye. Inhabits lowland rainforest, secondary forest, and forest edges near water. Secretive; walks through leaf litter foraging for invertebrates and small vertebrates.

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