Bare-eyed Rail vs Guam Rail

Gymnocrex plumbeiventris مقارنةً بـ Hypotaenidia owstoni

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Bare-eyed Rail Guam Rail
الاسم العلمي Gymnocrex plumbeiventris Hypotaenidia owstoni
الرتبة Gruiformes Gruiformes
الفصيلة Rallidae Rallidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 38,4 cm (15.1 in) 22,4 cm (8.8 in)
الوزن 287,5 g (10.14 oz) 230,25 g (8.12 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Bare-eyed Rail only

Guam Rail only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Bare-eyed Rail

Critically Endangered

Guam Rail

About These Birds

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.

Guam Rail

Guam Rail (Hypotaenidia owstoni), 28 cm. Brown above with barred flanks; blue-grey face; nearly flightless. Extinct in the wild on Guam by 1987 after the introduction of the brown treesnake; reintroduced to Rota Island. Omnivore. Critically Endangered (wild); captive-breeding program ongoing.

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