Bare-eyed Rail vs Austral Rail

Gymnocrex plumbeiventris verglichen mit Rallus antarcticus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Bare-eyed Rail Austral Rail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Gymnocrex plumbeiventris Rallus antarcticus
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Vulnerable
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 38,4 cm (15.1 in) 18,3 cm (7.2 in)
Gewicht 287,5 g (10.14 oz) 60,4 g (2.13 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 8
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Bare-eyed Rail only

Austral Rail only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Bare-eyed Rail

Vulnerable

Austral 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.

Austral Rail

Austral Rail (Rallus antarcticus), 19 cm. Brown with dark streaks above; grey breast and barred flanks. Found in dense reed-marsh of southern Chile and adjacent Argentina south to Tierra del Fuego. Omnivore. Endangered; drainage of southern marshes and livestock impacts.

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