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[[Image:Water_Rail.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|tracker|tracker}}<br />[[Mere Sands Wood]], [[Lancashire]], [[England]]]] | [[Image:Water_Rail.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|tracker|tracker}}<br />[[Mere Sands Wood]], [[Lancashire]], [[England]]]] | ||
;[[:Category:Rallus|Rallus]] aquaticus | ;[[:Category:Rallus|Rallus]] aquaticus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Upperparts olive-brown with broad, black streaks, broad bars on underparts, and greyish supercillium. | Upperparts olive-brown with broad, black streaks, broad bars on underparts, and greyish supercillium. | ||
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*''R. a. aquaticus'' - [[Western Palearctic]] | *''R. a. aquaticus'' - [[Western Palearctic]] | ||
*''R. a. korejewi'' - [[Iran]] to north-western [[China]]; winters to [[India]] and southern [[China]] | *''R. a. korejewi'' - [[Iran]] to north-western [[China]]; winters to [[India]] and southern [[China]] | ||
| − | *''R. a. indicus'' - Eastern [[Siberia]] to [[Japan]]; winters to south-eastern [[Asia]] and [[Borneo]] | + | *''R. a. indicus'' - Eastern [[Siberia]] to [[Japan]]; winters to south-eastern [[Asia]] and [[Borneo]] - sometimes accepted as full species, '''Brown-cheeked Rail''' |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Reed-beds, marshes, etc. | Reed-beds, marshes, etc. | ||
Revision as of 12:10, 5 February 2011
- Rallus aquaticus
Includes: Brown-cheeked Rail
Identification
Upperparts olive-brown with broad, black streaks, broad bars on underparts, and greyish supercillium.
Distribution
Breeds throughout Palearctic; winters to south-east Asia, India and Borneo.
Taxonomy
Subspecies1
- R. a. hibernans - Iceland
- R. a. aquaticus - Western Palearctic
- R. a. korejewi - Iran to north-western China; winters to India and southern China
- R. a. indicus - Eastern Siberia to Japan; winters to south-eastern Asia and Borneo - sometimes accepted as full species, Brown-cheeked Rail
Habitat
Reed-beds, marshes, etc.
Behaviour
A skulker, this bird is much more often located by its piglet-like squeals. Food includes both invertebrates and plant materials like seeds.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Rallus aquaticus (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Clements James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2008. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Water Rail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Water_Rail
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