Bare-eyed Rail vs Guam Rail

Gymnocrex plumbeiventris в сравнении с Hypotaenidia owstoni

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Bare-eyed Rail Guam Rail
Научное название Gymnocrex plumbeiventris Hypotaenidia owstoni
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Critically Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 38,4 cm (15.1 in) 22,4 cm (8.8 in)
Масса 287,5 g (10.14 oz) 230,25 g (8.12 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Bare-eyed Rail only

Guam Rail only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Bare-eyed Rail

Critically Endangered

Guam 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.

Guam Rail

Guam Rail (Hypotaenidia owstoni), 28 cm. Brown above with barred flanks; blue-grey face; nearly flightless. Extinct in the wild on Guam by 1987 after the introduction of the brown treesnake; reintroduced to Rota Island. Omnivore. Critically Endangered (wild); captive-breeding program ongoing.

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