Bare-eyed Rail vs Samoan Moorhen

Gymnocrex plumbeiventris comparé à Pareudiastes pacificus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Bare-eyed Rail Samoan Moorhen
Nom scientifique Gymnocrex plumbeiventris Pareudiastes pacificus
Ordre Gruiformes Gruiformes
Famille Rallidae Rallidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Critically Endangered
Longueur
Envergure 38,4 cm (15.1 in) 24,4 cm (9.6 in)
Poids 287,5 g (10.14 oz) 450,0 g (15.87 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Bare-eyed Rail only

Samoan Moorhen only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Bare-eyed Rail

Critically Endangered

Samoan Moorhen

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.

Samoan Moorhen

Samoan Moorhen (Pareudiastes pacificus) is an extinct flightless rail that inhabited Savai'i, Samoa. Known from a single 1873 specimen; dark plumage with reduced wings. Likely extirpated by introduced rats, cats, and habitat loss during the late 19th century. Represents the general vulnerability of island rails to human-introduced threats.

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