Bare-eyed Rail vs Spot-flanked Gallinule

Gymnocrex plumbeiventris comparado com Porphyriops melanops

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Bare-eyed Rail Spot-flanked Gallinule
Nome científico Gymnocrex plumbeiventris Porphyriops melanops
Ordem Gruiformes Gruiformes
Família Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 38,4 cm (15.1 in) 25,0 cm (9.8 in)
Peso 287,5 g (10.14 oz) 189,5 g (6.68 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 4-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Bare-eyed Rail only

Spot-flanked Gallinule only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Bare-eyed Rail

Least Concern

Spot-flanked Gallinule

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.

Spot-flanked Gallinule

Spot-flanked Gallinule (Porphyriops melanops) is a small 22–25 cm rail of southern South America's marshes and reed-beds. Dark olive-brown above with white-spotted flanks, grey face, and short red-tipped yellow bill. Frequents still or slow-moving freshwater wetlands in Argentina, Uruguay, southern Brazil, and Chile.

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