Bare-eyed Rail vs Eastern Water Rail

Gymnocrex plumbeiventris verglichen mit Rallus indicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Bare-eyed Rail Eastern Water Rail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Gymnocrex plumbeiventris Rallus indicus
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 38,4 cm (15.1 in) 24,8 cm (9.8 in)
Gewicht 287,5 g (10.14 oz) 133,0 g (4.69 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 5-12
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Bare-eyed Rail only

Eastern Water Rail only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Bare-eyed Rail

Least Concern

Eastern Water 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.

Eastern Water Rail

Eastern Water Rail (Rallus indicus), 28 cm. Very similar to Western Water Rail; brown above, grey-blue below, barred flanks. Breeds in eastern Asia and winters in South and Southeast Asia. Inhabits freshwater reedbeds and swamp margins. Omnivore. Least Concern.

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