Bare-eyed Rail vs North Island Takahe

Gymnocrex plumbeiventris से तुलना Porphyrio mantelli

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Bare-eyed Rail North Island Takahe
वैज्ञानिक नाम Gymnocrex plumbeiventris Porphyrio mantelli
गण Gruiformes Gruiformes
कुल Rallidae Rallidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Extinct
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 38.4 cm (15.1 in)
वजन 287.5 g (10.14 oz) 2487.5 g (87.74 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Bare-eyed Rail only

North Island Takahe only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Bare-eyed Rail

Extinct

North Island Takahe

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.

North Island Takahe

North Island Takahe (Porphyrio mantelli) is an extinct giant flightless swamphen formerly inhabiting New Zealand's North Island. Larger than surviving South Island Takahe; deep blue-green plumage, massive red bill. Extirpated by Māori hunting and deforestation before European contact. Known from subfossil bones across the North Island.

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