Bare-eyed Rail vs Spotted Crake

Gymnocrex plumbeiventris verglichen mit Porzana porzana

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Bare-eyed Rail Spotted Crake
Wissenschaftlicher Name Gymnocrex plumbeiventris Porzana porzana
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 38,4 cm (15.1 in) 22,6 cm (8.9 in)
Gewicht 287,5 g (10.14 oz) 97,0 g (3.42 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 8-12
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Bare-eyed Rail only

Spotted Crake only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Bare-eyed Rail

Least Concern

Spotted Crake

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.

Spotted Crake

Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana) is a 19–23 cm secretive rail of European and Central Asian freshwater marshes. Brown above with white spotting; greenish-yellow bill with red base. Winters in Africa. Detected mainly by its sharp whit call at dusk. Feeds on invertebrates and seeds in dense marsh vegetation. Migratory.

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