Bare-eyed Rail vs King Rail

Gymnocrex plumbeiventris مقارنةً بـ Rallus elegans

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Bare-eyed Rail King Rail
الاسم العلمي Gymnocrex plumbeiventris Rallus elegans
الرتبة Gruiformes Gruiformes
الفصيلة Rallidae Rallidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Near Threatened
الطول
طول الجناح 38,4 cm (15.1 in) 31,7 cm (12.5 in)
الوزن 287,5 g (10.14 oz) 333,5 g (11.76 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 3-15
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Bare-eyed Rail only

King Rail only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Bare-eyed Rail

Near Threatened

King 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.

King Rail

King Rail (Rallus elegans), 43 cm. Largest Nearctic rail; brown above with a rufous breast and barred flanks; long orange-red bill. Inhabits freshwater and brackish marshes in eastern North America. Omnivore: crayfish, frogs and insects. Near Threatened; declining with wetland loss.

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