- Philomachus pugnax
Identification
29-32cm. Small head, medium bill, long neck and pot-bellied profile, long yellowish or red legs. Breeding males have black, chestnut or white neck ruffs and head tufts, made up of solid, barred or irregularly coloured feathers. Grey-brown backs, white underparts except for the black breast.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
Bogs, marshes and wet meadows. Winters in estuaries and marshes.
Behaviour
They build their nest in a well-hidden location on the ground, and 3-4 eggs are laid.
They forage in wet grassland and soft mud. The diet includes insects, earthworms, larvae, frogs, small fish, and seeds.
Bird Song
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