Bare-eyed Rail (Gymnocrex plumbeiventris) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernInvertebratesForestGround nestMedium · 288 g

Bare-eyed Rail (Gymnocrex plumbeiventris), photo 1 — Photo: Rosenberg C.B.H. von · CC0

Bare-eyed Rail (Gymnocrex plumbeiventris), photo 2 — Photo: Rosenberg C.B.H. von · CC0

About the Bare-eyed Rail

The bare-eyed rail is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Where the Bare-eyed Rail lives

Regular range

Indonesia Papua New Guinea

When to see the Bare-eyed Rail

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Peak activity in August · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Blue-faced RailGymnocrex rosenbergiiThe blue-faced rail is a 30 cm, medium-sized, secretive, forest rail. Talaud RailGymnocrex talaudensisThe Talaud rail is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.

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