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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
[[Plain Bush-hen]] (''A. olivacea''), [[Rufous-tailed Bush-hen]] (''A. moluccana''), and [[Talaud Bush-hen]] (''A. magnirostris'') were formerly considered conspecific within White-breasted Waterhen. | [[Plain Bush-hen]] (''A. olivacea''), [[Rufous-tailed Bush-hen]] (''A. moluccana''), and [[Talaud Bush-hen]] (''A. magnirostris'') were formerly considered conspecific within White-breasted Waterhen. | ||
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*''A. p. phoenicurus'' - S Asia, Malay Archipelago and Philippine Islands | *''A. p. phoenicurus'' - S Asia, Malay Archipelago and Philippine Islands | ||
*''A. p. insularis'' - Andaman and Nicobar islands | *''A. p. insularis'' - Andaman and Nicobar islands | ||
Revision as of 22:48, 14 July 2008
- Amaurornis phoenicurus
Identification
Distribution
Southern Asia, the Philippines, the Malay Archipelago and many smaller islands including Nicobar Islands, Sulawesi, Moluccas, and the Lesser Sunda Islands.
Taxonomy
Plain Bush-hen (A. olivacea), Rufous-tailed Bush-hen (A. moluccana), and Talaud Bush-hen (A. magnirostris) were formerly considered conspecific within White-breasted Waterhen.
Subspecies1
- A. p. phoenicurus - S Asia, Malay Archipelago and Philippine Islands
- A. p. insularis - Andaman and Nicobar islands
- A. p. midnicobarica - Central Nicobar Islands
- A. p. leucomelana - Sulawesi, w Moluccas and Lesser Sundas
Habitat
Behaviour
References
- Clements James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2008. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
