Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
Bare-eyed Rail (Gymnocrex plumbeiventris) - HBW 3, p. 178
French: Râle à ventre gris
German: Rostschwingenralle
Spanish: Cotara Moluqueña
Taxonomy: Rallus plumbeiventris G. R. Gray, 1862, Misool Island, off north-west New Guinea.
Sometimes placed in Eulabeornis, but has more in common with Aramides. Validity of subspecies questionable. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- plumbeiventris (G. R. Gray, 1862) - N Moluccas, Misool, Aru Is, New Guinea (except S), Karkar and New Ireland.
- hoeveni (von Rosenberg, 1866) - Aru Is and S New Guinea (Setekwa R to Fly R).
- Least Concern
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