Red Rail vs Bare-eyed Rail

Aphanapteryx bonasia verglichen mit Gymnocrex plumbeiventris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Red Rail Bare-eyed Rail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Aphanapteryx bonasia Gymnocrex plumbeiventris
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Extinct Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 38,4 cm (15.1 in)
Gewicht 287,5 g (10.14 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Red Rail only

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Bare-eyed Rail only

Erhaltungsstatus

Extinct

Red Rail

Least Concern

Bare-eyed Rail

About These Birds

Red Rail

Red Rail (Aphanapteryx bonasia) is an extinct flightless rail formerly endemic to Mauritius. Known from 17th-century illustrations and subfossil bones; chestnut-brown with long curved bill. Closely related to Rodrigues Rail. Extirpated by Dutch settlers and their introduced animals by about 1700.

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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