Bare-eyed Rail vs Ridgway's Rail

Gymnocrex plumbeiventris مقارنةً بـ Rallus obsoletus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Bare-eyed Rail Ridgway's Rail
الاسم العلمي Gymnocrex plumbeiventris Rallus obsoletus
الرتبة Gruiformes Gruiformes
الفصيلة Rallidae Rallidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Near Threatened
الطول
طول الجناح 38,4 cm (15.1 in) 29,6 cm (11.7 in)
الوزن 287,5 g (10.14 oz) 295,0 g (10.41 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 4-14
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Bare-eyed Rail only

Ridgway's Rail only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Bare-eyed Rail

Near Threatened

Ridgway's 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.

Ridgway's Rail

Ridgway's Rail (Rallus obsoletus), 38 cm. Long-billed; brown above; rufous breast; barred flanks. Found in coastal saltmarshes and freshwater marshes of California and Baja California. Omnivore: crabs, fish, invertebrates. Endangered; severe tidal marsh loss and sea-level rise.

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