Bare-eyed Rail
Gymnocrex plumbeiventris(Gray, GR, 1862)
English (US) Bare-eyed Rail
The Bare-eyed Rail (Gymnocrex plumbeiventris) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots) in the order Gruiformes.
- Scientific name
- Gymnocrex plumbeiventris
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Bare-eyed Rail
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1862)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Gymnocrex plumbeiventris plumbeiventris
- Gymnocrex plumbeiventris intactus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Rallus plumbeiventris
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1862)
- Type locality
- Misol.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1861, pt.3 p.432,438
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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