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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 28cm | + | L. 28cm |
| + | *Black-brown above | ||
| + | *Rufous breast | ||
| + | *Cinnamon-brown flanks and undertail | ||
| + | *White belly | ||
| + | *Black crown and nape with greenish gloss | ||
| + | *Black-brown hindneck | ||
| + | *black and grey streaked lores and ear-coverts | ||
| + | *Brown chin and throat | ||
| + | *Rufous foreneck | ||
| + | *White iris | ||
| + | *Stout bill | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
Nest is a heap of vegetation, floating and anchored to submerged plants or on the bottom in shallow water. 2-3 chalky-white eggs are laid. | Nest is a heap of vegetation, floating and anchored to submerged plants or on the bottom in shallow water. 2-3 chalky-white eggs are laid. | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
Diet includes small fish and aquatic invertebrates. | Diet includes small fish and aquatic invertebrates. | ||
| + | ==Voice== | ||
| + | Shrill ''wee-wee-wee'' and low ''tuk-tuk-tuk'' when breeding. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Poliocephalus+rufopectus}} | {{GSearch|Poliocephalus+rufopectus}} | ||
Revision as of 15:18, 29 January 2008
- Poliocephalus rufopectus
Identification
L. 28cm
- Black-brown above
- Rufous breast
- Cinnamon-brown flanks and undertail
- White belly
- Black crown and nape with greenish gloss
- Black-brown hindneck
- black and grey streaked lores and ear-coverts
- Brown chin and throat
- Rufous foreneck
- White iris
- Stout bill
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
Freshwaters including reservoirs, lakes and swamps.
Behaviour
Diet
Nest is a heap of vegetation, floating and anchored to submerged plants or on the bottom in shallow water. 2-3 chalky-white eggs are laid.
Diet
Diet includes small fish and aquatic invertebrates.
Voice
Shrill wee-wee-wee and low tuk-tuk-tuk when breeding.
