Bare-eyed Rail vs Sakalava Rail

Gymnocrex plumbeiventris verglichen mit Zapornia olivieri

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Bare-eyed Rail Sakalava Rail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Gymnocrex plumbeiventris Zapornia olivieri
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 38,4 cm (15.1 in) 20,4 cm (8.0 in)
Gewicht 287,5 g (10.14 oz) 121,5 g (4.29 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Bare-eyed Rail only

Sakalava Rail only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Bare-eyed Rail

Endangered

Sakalava 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.

Sakalava Rail

Sakalava Rail (Zapornia olivieri) is a tiny 14–15 cm crake endemic to western Madagascar. Brown above with rufous and grey tones; pale buff below. Inhabits dense freshwater marshes and rice paddy margins in the Sakalava lowlands. Poorly known and rarely recorded.

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