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'''Vagrant''' to [[Tasmania]] and [[New Zealand]], possibly in [[Dictionary_G-L#I|irruption]] years.
 
'''Vagrant''' to [[Tasmania]] and [[New Zealand]], possibly in [[Dictionary_G-L#I|irruption]] years.
 
==Taxonomy==
 
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>.<br />
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It was formerly placed in genus [[:Category:Gallinula|Gallinula]].
 
It was formerly placed in genus [[:Category:Gallinula|Gallinula]].
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==Habitat==
 
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Open margins of wetlands, swamps, shallow lake edges, saltflats and semi-arid regions.
 
Open margins of wetlands, swamps, shallow lake edges, saltflats and semi-arid regions.

Revision as of 01:38, 27 June 2014

Photo by julien
Australia, October 2004
Tribonyx ventralis

Identification

38cm

  • Brownish-grey
  • White spots on flanks
  • Green bill and frontal shield
  • Orange-red lower mandible
  • Pink legs and feet
  • Bright yellow eye.

Distribution

Endemic to Australia.

Vagrant to Tasmania and New Zealand, possibly in irruption years.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[2].
It was formerly placed in genus Gallinula.

Habitat

Open margins of wetlands, swamps, shallow lake edges, saltflats and semi-arid regions.

Normally only found inland, but can irrupt after good breeding seasons and appear anywhere - coastal or urban areas.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes seeds, vegetation and insects.

Breeding

The breed in swamps near open water. A cup-shaped nest is formed from stalks, twigs and leaves, then lined with grass and feathers. The clutch consists of 5-7 pale green eggs, which are incubated for about 20 days.

References

  1. Pizzey, G and F Knight. 1997. Field Guide to Birds of Australia. London: HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 978-0207196911
  2. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  3. Birds in Backyards

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