Bare-eyed Rail vs African Rail

Gymnocrex plumbeiventris verglichen mit Rallus caerulescens

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Bare-eyed Rail African Rail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Gymnocrex plumbeiventris Rallus caerulescens
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 38,4 cm (15.1 in) 23,8 cm (9.4 in)
Gewicht 287,5 g (10.14 oz) 160,25 g (5.65 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 2-6
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Bare-eyed Rail only

African Rail only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Bare-eyed Rail

Least Concern

African Rail

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.

African Rail

African Rail (Rallus caerulescens), 28 cm. Brown above with dark streaks; blue-grey underparts; barred white flanks; red bill and legs. Found in freshwater reedbeds and swamp margins across sub-Saharan Africa. Omnivore. Least Concern; common in wetland habitat.

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