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Photo by Hans&Judy Beste
South West Queensland, Australia, June 2017
Tribonyx ventralis

Gallinula ventralis

Identification

30–38 cm (11¾-15 in)

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

Distribution

Photo by Hans&Judy Beste
South West Queensland, June 2017

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

They 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, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  3. Birds in Backyards

Recommended Citation

External Links

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