Bare-eyed Rail vs Madagascar Rail

Gymnocrex plumbeiventris verglichen mit Rallus madagascariensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Bare-eyed Rail Madagascar Rail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Gymnocrex plumbeiventris Rallus madagascariensis
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Vulnerable
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 38,4 cm (15.1 in) 21,2 cm (8.3 in)
Gewicht 287,5 g (10.14 oz) 128,0 g (4.52 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 --
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Bare-eyed Rail only

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Madagascar Rail only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Bare-eyed Rail

Vulnerable

Madagascar 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.

Madagascar Rail

Madagascar Rail (Rallus madagascariensis), 25 cm. Brown above with dark streaks; grey-blue underparts. Endemic to freshwater marshes and wetlands of Madagascar. Omnivore. Vulnerable; freshwater wetlands in Madagascar are heavily degraded by agriculture and human settlement.

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