Brown Wood-rail vs Bare-eyed Rail

Aramides wolfi compared with Gymnocrex plumbeiventris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Brown Wood-rail Bare-eyed Rail
Scientific Name Aramides wolfi Gymnocrex plumbeiventris
Order Gruiformes Gruiformes
Family Rallidae Rallidae
Conservation Status Vulnerable Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 33.0 cm (13.0 in) 38.4 cm (15.1 in)
Weight 474.0 g (16.72 oz) 287.5 g (10.14 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2-4 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Brown Wood-rail only

Bare-eyed Rail only

Conservation Status

Vulnerable

Brown Wood-rail

Least Concern

Bare-eyed Rail

About These Birds

Brown Wood-rail

Brown Wood-rail (Aramides wolfi), 38 cm. Uniform brown-olive overall with a grey head and red legs. Inhabits wet lowland forest and forest edge near streams in Ecuador and Colombia (Pacific slope). Omnivore. Vulnerable; dependent on intact wet Pacific forest.

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.

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