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Amaurornis phoenicurus.jpg

Amaurornis phoenicurus  (Pennant, 1769)

White-breasted Waterhen

Home > Birds​ > Amaurornis phoenicurus
Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Amaurornis
Species: phoenicurus

  • Common names: White-breasted Waterhen
  • Thai names: นกกวัก
  • Distribution: ​​(by ssp.) [1] [3]
    Amaurornis phoenicurus [phoenicurus or javanica]: S Asia, Malay Archipelago and Philippine Islands
    Amaurornis phoenicurus insularis: Andaman and Nicobar islands
    Amaurornis phoenicurus midnicobaricus: Central Nicobar Islands
    Amaurornis phoenicurus leucomelana: Sulawesi, w Moluccas and Lesser Sundas
  • IUCN Red List: Least Concern. Population trend unknown. ​[2]
  • Image locations: Bangkok
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Amaurornis phoenicurus from Thailand.
White-breasted Waterhen Amourornis phoenicurus.jpg
White-breasted Waterhen Amourornis phoenicurus (Pennant, 1769) Suan Rot Fai Park Bangkok Thailand February

References:
​[1] Avibase - accessed 03 July 2020.

[2] BirdLife International. 2016. Amaurornis phoenicurus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22692640A95217833. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692640A95217833.en. Downloaded on 03 July 2020.​​
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​​[3] Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ on 03 August 2020.
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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