Bare-eyed Rail vs Ridgway's Rail

Gymnocrex plumbeiventris verglichen mit Rallus obsoletus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Bare-eyed Rail Ridgway's Rail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Gymnocrex plumbeiventris Rallus obsoletus
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Near Threatened
Länge
Flügelspannweite 38,4 cm (15.1 in) 29,6 cm (11.7 in)
Gewicht 287,5 g (10.14 oz) 295,0 g (10.41 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 4-14
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Bare-eyed Rail only

Ridgway's Rail only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Bare-eyed Rail

Near Threatened

Ridgway's 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.

Ridgway's Rail

Ridgway's Rail (Rallus obsoletus), 38 cm. Long-billed; brown above; rufous breast; barred flanks. Found in coastal saltmarshes and freshwater marshes of California and Baja California. Omnivore: crabs, fish, invertebrates. Endangered; severe tidal marsh loss and sea-level rise.

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