Bare-eyed Rail vs Sakalava Rail

Gymnocrex plumbeiventris مقارنةً بـ Zapornia olivieri

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Bare-eyed Rail Sakalava Rail
الاسم العلمي Gymnocrex plumbeiventris Zapornia olivieri
الرتبة Gruiformes Gruiformes
الفصيلة Rallidae Rallidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 38,4 cm (15.1 in) 20,4 cm (8.0 in)
الوزن 287,5 g (10.14 oz) 121,5 g (4.29 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Bare-eyed Rail only

Sakalava Rail only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Bare-eyed Rail

Endangered

Sakalava 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.

Sakalava Rail

Sakalava Rail (Zapornia olivieri) is a tiny 14–15 cm crake endemic to western Madagascar. Brown above with rufous and grey tones; pale buff below. Inhabits dense freshwater marshes and rice paddy margins in the Sakalava lowlands. Poorly known and rarely recorded.

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