Bare-eyed Rail vs Spotted Crake

Gymnocrex plumbeiventris مقارنةً بـ Porzana porzana

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Bare-eyed Rail Spotted Crake
الاسم العلمي Gymnocrex plumbeiventris Porzana porzana
الرتبة Gruiformes Gruiformes
الفصيلة Rallidae Rallidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 38,4 cm (15.1 in) 22,6 cm (8.9 in)
الوزن 287,5 g (10.14 oz) 97,0 g (3.42 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 8-12
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Bare-eyed Rail only

Spotted Crake only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Bare-eyed Rail

Least Concern

Spotted Crake

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.

Spotted Crake

Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana) is a 19–23 cm secretive rail of European and Central Asian freshwater marshes. Brown above with white spotting; greenish-yellow bill with red base. Winters in Africa. Detected mainly by its sharp whit call at dusk. Feeds on invertebrates and seeds in dense marsh vegetation. Migratory.

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