Bare-eyed Rail vs Spot-flanked Gallinule

Gymnocrex plumbeiventris verglichen mit Porphyriops melanops

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Bare-eyed Rail Spot-flanked Gallinule
Wissenschaftlicher Name Gymnocrex plumbeiventris Porphyriops melanops
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 38,4 cm (15.1 in) 25,0 cm (9.8 in)
Gewicht 287,5 g (10.14 oz) 189,5 g (6.68 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 4-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Bare-eyed Rail only

Spot-flanked Gallinule only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Bare-eyed Rail

Least Concern

Spot-flanked Gallinule

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.

Spot-flanked Gallinule

Spot-flanked Gallinule (Porphyriops melanops) is a small 22–25 cm rail of southern South America's marshes and reed-beds. Dark olive-brown above with white-spotted flanks, grey face, and short red-tipped yellow bill. Frequents still or slow-moving freshwater wetlands in Argentina, Uruguay, southern Brazil, and Chile.

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