Bare-eyed Rail vs Little Crake

Gymnocrex plumbeiventris verglichen mit Zapornia parva

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Bare-eyed Rail Little Crake
Wissenschaftlicher Name Gymnocrex plumbeiventris Zapornia parva
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Rallidae Rallidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 38,4 cm (15.1 in) 20,2 cm (8.0 in)
Gewicht 287,5 g (10.14 oz) 50,75 g (1.79 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 7-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Bare-eyed Rail only

Little Crake only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Bare-eyed Rail

Least Concern

Little 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.

Little Crake

Little Crake (Zapornia parva) is a small 17–20 cm crake of Eurasian freshwater marshes. Olive-brown above; male has blue-grey face and breast; short greenish bill. Breeds from Eastern Europe east to Central Asia; winters in Africa and South Asia. Inhabits dense reed beds and sedge marshes. Highly secretive; detected by purring call. Migratory.

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