Bare-eyed Rail vs Wake Island Rail

Gymnocrex plumbeiventris dibandingkan dengan Hypotaenidia wakensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Bare-eyed Rail Wake Island Rail
Nama Ilmiah Gymnocrex plumbeiventris Hypotaenidia wakensis
Ordo Gruiformes Gruiformes
Famili Rallidae Rallidae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Extinct
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 38,4 cm (15.1 in)
Berat 287,5 g (10.14 oz) 106,1 g (3.74 oz)
Diet -- --
Ukuran Sarang 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

None

Bare-eyed Rail only

Wake Island Rail only

None

Status Konservasi

Least Concern

Bare-eyed Rail

Extinct

Wake Island 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.

Wake Island Rail

Wake Island Rail (Hypotaenidia wakensis). Extinct. Flightless; brown with barred underparts; endemic to Wake Island (US territory), central Pacific. Last individuals eaten by stranded Japanese soldiers in 1945 during World War II. Omnivore. Extinction documented by soldiers' own accounts.

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