White-breasted waterhen
The white-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) is a waterbird of the rail and crake family, Rallidae, that is widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia.
White-breasted waterhen | |
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Adult in Singapore | |
Call at dusk, Bangalore | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Order: | Gruiformes |
Family: | Rallidae |
Genus: | Amaurornis |
Species: | A. phoenicurus
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Binomial name | |
Amaurornis phoenicurus Pennant, 1769
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approximate range | |
Synonyms | |
Erythra phoenicura |
White-breasted Waterhen Media
A video of a white-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) in Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Amaurornis phoenicurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.