Bare-eyed Rail vs Black-backed Swamphen

Gymnocrex plumbeiventris comparado com Porphyrio indicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Bare-eyed Rail Black-backed Swamphen
Nome científico Gymnocrex plumbeiventris Porphyrio indicus
Ordem Gruiformes Gruiformes
Família Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Not Evaluated
Comprimento
Envergadura 38,4 cm (15.1 in)
Peso 287,5 g (10.14 oz) 604,45 g (21.32 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Bare-eyed Rail only

Black-backed Swamphen only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Bare-eyed Rail

Not Evaluated

Black-backed Swamphen

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.

Black-backed Swamphen

Black-backed Swamphen (Porphyrio indicus) is a 42–50 cm large swamphen of the Indonesian archipelago, including Sulawesi, the Moluccas, and New Guinea. Deep purple-blue with conspicuous jet-black back and mantle, distinguishing it from related swamphens. Massive red bill and frontal shield. Inhabits freshwater swamps and rice paddies.

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