Zapata Rail vs Bare-eyed Rail

Cyanolimnas cerverai verglichen mit Gymnocrex plumbeiventris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Zapata Rail Bare-eyed Rail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Cyanolimnas cerverai Gymnocrex plumbeiventris
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Critically Endangered Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 20,5 cm (8.1 in) 38,4 cm (15.1 in)
Gewicht 175,0 g (6.17 oz) 287,5 g (10.14 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Zapata Rail only

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Bare-eyed Rail only

Erhaltungsstatus

Critically Endangered

Zapata Rail

Least Concern

Bare-eyed Rail

About These Birds

Zapata Rail

Zapata Rail (Cyanolimnas cerverai), 29 cm. Slate-grey with brown upperparts, red bill and pink legs; flightless. Endemic to the Zapata Swamp, Cuba. Inhabits dense sawgrass marsh. Omnivore. Critically Endangered; world's rarest rail, threatened by drainage, burning and predators.

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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