Bare-eyed Rail vs Sakalava Rail

Gymnocrex plumbeiventris comparado com Zapornia olivieri

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Bare-eyed Rail Sakalava Rail
Nome científico Gymnocrex plumbeiventris Zapornia olivieri
Ordem Gruiformes Gruiformes
Família Rallidae Rallidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Endangered
Comprimento
Envergadura 38,4 cm (15.1 in) 20,4 cm (8.0 in)
Peso 287,5 g (10.14 oz) 121,5 g (4.29 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Bare-eyed Rail only

Sakalava Rail only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Bare-eyed Rail

Endangered

Sakalava 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.

Sakalava Rail

Sakalava Rail (Zapornia olivieri) is a tiny 14–15 cm crake endemic to western Madagascar. Brown above with rufous and grey tones; pale buff below. Inhabits dense freshwater marshes and rice paddy margins in the Sakalava lowlands. Poorly known and rarely recorded.

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