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Photo by WHP
Doi Inthanon National Park, Thailand, December 2009
Porzana bicolor

Amaurornis bicolor

Identification

Distribution

Asia:
South-western China, Tibet, north-eastern India, Eastern Himalayas, Bangladesh, Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].
Some authorities place this species in Amaurornis.

Habitat

Moist montanes marshes at heights around 2100m.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
  2. Avibase
  3. BF Member observations

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