White-breasted Waterhen

Amaurornis phoenicurus - Râle à poitrine blanche

Systematics

Order
:
Gruiformes
Family
:
Rallidés
Genus
:
Amaurornis
Species
:
phoenicurus

Descriptor

Pennant, 1769

Biometrics

Size
: 33 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 166 à 328 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Amaurornis phoenicurus phoenicurus (s Asia, Malay Arch. and Philippines)
Amaurornis phoenicurus insularis (Andaman and Nicobar Is.)
Amaurornis phoenicurus leucocephalus ()
Amaurornis phoenicurus midnicobarica ()
Amaurornis phoenicurus leucomelana (Sulawesi, w Moluccas, Lesser Sundas)

Foreign names

Râle à poitrine blanche,
Gallineta pechiblanca,
franga-de-água-de-peito-branco,
Weißbrust-Kielralle,
fehérmellű lápityúk,
Witborstwaterhoen,
Rallo acquaiolo pettobianco,
vattensumphöna,
Hvitbrystrikse,
kohútec bieloprsý,
chřástal běloprsý,
Hvidbrystet Rørhøne,
ojasuokana,
polla pitblanca,
bagiewnik białopierśny,
baltkrūšu ormanītis,
Белогрудый погоныш,
Kareo padi,
シロハラクイナ,
白胸苦恶鸟,
นกกวัก,
白腹秧雞〔白胸苦惡鳥〕,

Voice song and call

play
pause

Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tid

e Level ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Freshwater Lakes ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Wastewater Treatment Areas