Bare-eyed Rail vs South Island Takahe

Gymnocrex plumbeiventris comparado com Porphyrio hochstetteri

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Bare-eyed Rail South Island Takahe
Nome científico Gymnocrex plumbeiventris Porphyrio hochstetteri
Ordem Gruiformes Gruiformes
Família Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Endangered
Comprimento
Envergadura 38,4 cm (15.1 in) 46,5 cm (18.3 in)
Peso 287,5 g (10.14 oz) 2487,5 g (87.74 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Bare-eyed Rail only

South Island Takahe only

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Bare-eyed Rail

Endangered

South 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.

South Island Takahe

South Island Takahe (Porphyrio hochstetteri) is a 50–63 cm flightless swamphen endemic to New Zealand's South Island alpine tussock grasslands. Deep blue-green plumage with green-brown back; massive red bill and frontal shield. Rediscovered in Fiordland in 1948 after presumed extinction.

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