Bare-eyed Rail vs Spotless Crake

Gymnocrex plumbeiventris verglichen mit Zapornia tabuensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Bare-eyed Rail Spotless Crake
Wissenschaftlicher Name Gymnocrex plumbeiventris Zapornia tabuensis
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 38,4 cm (15.1 in) 16,1 cm (6.3 in)
Gewicht 287,5 g (10.14 oz) 42,25 g (1.49 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Bare-eyed Rail only

Spotless Crake only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Bare-eyed Rail

Least Concern

Spotless 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.

Spotless Crake

Spotless Crake (Zapornia tabuensis) is a small 17–20 cm, dark crake of the Pacific and Australasia. Uniform dark slate-grey with brown back; red eye and reddish bill base; no spotting. Inhabits freshwater and brackish marshes, sedge swamps, and dense reed beds from New Guinea and Australia east through Polynesia. Secretive.

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