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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Bare-eyed Rail	Dieffenbach's Rail
Scientific Name	Gymnocrex plumbeiventris	Hypotaenidia dieffenbachii
Order	Gruiformes	Gruiformes
Family	Rallidae	Rallidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Extinct
Length	—	—
Wingspan	38.4 cm (15.1 in)	—
Weight	287.5 g (10.14 oz)	274.6 g (9.69 oz)
Diet	--	--
Clutch Size	1	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

🌲 Forest

Bare-eyed Rail only

🌾 Grassland 🌿 Wetland

Dieffenbach's Rail only

None

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Conservation Status

Least Concern

Bare-eyed Rail

Extinct

Dieffenbach's Rail

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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.

Dieffenbach's Rail

Dieffenbach's Rail (Hypotaenidia dieffenbachii). Extinct. Flightless; brown with barred underparts; endemic to the Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Hunted to extinction by Polynesian and European settlers by approximately 1840. Known from a few museum specimens collected in 1839–40.

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