Bare-eyed Rail vs Samoan Moorhen

Gymnocrex plumbeiventris в сравнении с Pareudiastes pacificus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Bare-eyed Rail Samoan Moorhen
Научное название Gymnocrex plumbeiventris Pareudiastes pacificus
Отряд Gruiformes Gruiformes
Семейство Rallidae Rallidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Critically Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 38,4 cm (15.1 in) 24,4 cm (9.6 in)
Масса 287,5 g (10.14 oz) 450,0 g (15.87 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Bare-eyed Rail only

Samoan Moorhen only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Bare-eyed Rail

Critically Endangered

Samoan Moorhen

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.

Samoan Moorhen

Samoan Moorhen (Pareudiastes pacificus) is an extinct flightless rail that inhabited Savai'i, Samoa. Known from a single 1873 specimen; dark plumage with reduced wings. Likely extirpated by introduced rats, cats, and habitat loss during the late 19th century. Represents the general vulnerability of island rails to human-introduced threats.

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