Bare-eyed Rail (Gymnocrex plumbeiventris)

Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Size
32 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gray, 1862)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest. From sea-level - 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia, Papua New Guinea.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A repeated pig-like grunt uttered while walking.

Subspecies
Validity of subspecies questionable.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

plumbeiventris (Gray, 1862) - Northern Moluccas, Misool, Aru Is, New Guinea (except south), Karkar and New Ireland.
hoeveni (von Rosenberg, 1866) - Aru Is and southern New Guinea (Setekwa R to Fly R).
intactus (Sclater, PL, 1869) - ? Solomon Islands. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Intact Rail (Gymnocrex intactus).

References
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Files:

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