Bare-eyed Rail vs Kosrae Crake

Gymnocrex plumbeiventris comparé à Zapornia monasa

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Bare-eyed Rail Kosrae Crake
Nom scientifique Gymnocrex plumbeiventris Zapornia monasa
Ordre Gruiformes Gruiformes
Famille Rallidae Rallidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Extinct
Longueur
Envergure 38,4 cm (15.1 in)
Poids 287,5 g (10.14 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Bare-eyed Rail only

Kosrae Crake only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Bare-eyed Rail

Extinct

Kosrae 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.

Kosrae Crake

Kosrae Crake (Zapornia monasa) is an extinct flightless rail formerly endemic to Kosrae in the Caroline Islands, Micronesia. Known from bones and a single 19th-century description. Dark plumage, reduced wings. Extirpated following Polynesian and later European settlement; likely lost to introduced rats and cats.

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