Bare-eyed Rail vs Wake Island Rail

Gymnocrex plumbeiventris в сравнении с Hypotaenidia wakensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Bare-eyed Rail Wake Island Rail
Научное название Gymnocrex plumbeiventris Hypotaenidia wakensis
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 38,4 cm (15.1 in)
Масса 287,5 g (10.14 oz) 106,1 g (3.74 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Bare-eyed Rail only

Wake Island Rail only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Bare-eyed Rail

Extinct

Wake Island 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.

Wake Island Rail

Wake Island Rail (Hypotaenidia wakensis). Extinct. Flightless; brown with barred underparts; endemic to Wake Island (US territory), central Pacific. Last individuals eaten by stranded Japanese soldiers in 1945 during World War II. Omnivore. Extinction documented by soldiers' own accounts.

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