Bare-eyed Rail vs Tahiti Rail

Gymnocrex plumbeiventris в сравнении с Hypotaenidia pacifica

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Bare-eyed Rail Tahiti Rail
Научное название Gymnocrex plumbeiventris Hypotaenidia pacifica
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) 158,5 g (5.59 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Bare-eyed Rail only

Tahiti Rail only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Bare-eyed Rail

Extinct

Tahiti 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.

Tahiti Rail

Tahiti Rail (Hypotaenidia pacifica). Extinct. Small rail formerly endemic to Tahiti and Mehetia, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Known from 18th-century descriptions and illustrations by Forster during Cook's voyages. Extinct by c. 1800, likely due to introduced rats and hunting.

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