Bare-eyed rail
Gymnocrex plumbeiventris (G. R. Gray, 1862)
The bare-eyed rail (Gymnocrex plumbeiventris) is a species in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 288 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the bare-eyed rail
- Weight
- 288 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the bare-eyed rail live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The bare-eyed rail is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the bare-eyed rail?
The bare-eyed rail (Gymnocrex plumbeiventris) 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.
It has two described subspecies:
G. p. plumbeiventris
G. p. hoeveni
It measures 30–33 cm (12–13 in) in length and was estimated to weigh 300 g (11 oz). The individual plumage is variable.
The bare-eyed rail eats insects and probably other small animals.
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Is the bare-eyed rail endangered?
The bare-eyed rail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the bare-eyed rail classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGruiformes
- familyRallidae
- genusGymnocrex
- SpeciesGymnocrex plumbeiventris (G. R. Gray, 1862)
Synonyms Eulabeornis plumbeiventris, Rallus plumbeiventris
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- مرعة عارية العينينArabic
- rascló de ventre grisCatalan
- chřástal olovobřichýCzech
- chřástal olověnobřichýCzech
- Rødmasket RikseDanish
- RostschwingenralleGerman
- grizventra raloEsperanto
- Cotara moluqueñaSpanish
- paapua maskruikEstonian
- papuanmangrovekanaFinnish
- Râle à ventre grisFrench
- sivotrba kokošicaCroatian
- vörösszárnyú mangroveguvatHungarian
- Mandar malukuIndonesian
- Rallo occhinudiItalian
- Rallo ventremplumbeoItalian
- アカメクイナJapanese
- plikaakė vištelėLithuanian
- MolukkennaaktoogralDutch
- Molukse NaaktoogralDutch
- gråbukrikseNorwegian
- derkaczak szarobrzuchyPolish
- saracura-de-olhos-nusPortuguese
- frango-d'água-de-barriga-cinzentaPortuguese
- frango-d'água-de-faces-rosadasPortuguese
- frango-de-água-de-faces-rosadasPortuguese
- Гологлазый туаRussian
- Гологлазый пастушокRussian
- chriašteľ sivobruchýSlovak
- Jednobojni petlovanSerbian
- barögd rallSwedish
- nakenögd rallSwedish
- Boyalı KılavuzTurkish
- пастушок-голоок рожевошкірийUkrainian
- 裸眼秧雞Chinese
- 裸眼秧鸡Chinese
Relatives of the bare-eyed rail
Other species in the same genus Gymnocrex.
Blue-faced rail
Gymnocrex rosenbergii
Talaud rail
Gymnocrex talaudensis
CompareBare-eyed rail vs Blue-faced railBare-eyed rail vs Talaud rail
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the bare-eyed rail?
An adult bare-eyed rail weighs 288 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the bare-eyed rail live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the bare-eyed rail for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the bare-eyed rail endangered?
The bare-eyed rail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the bare-eyed rail?
The bare-eyed rail (Gymnocrex plumbeiventris) belongs to the family Rallidae in the order Gruiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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