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;[[:Category:Rallus|Rallus]] aquaticus | ;[[:Category:Rallus|Rallus]] aquaticus | ||
− | [[Image:Water_Rail.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by tracker<br | + | [[Image:Water_Rail.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by '''tracker'''<br>Location: Mere Sands Wood, [[Lancashire]], [[England]]]] |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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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. | ||
− | ==Distribution | + | ==Distribution== |
− | + | Breeds throughout [[Palearctic]]; winters to [[Southeast Asia]], [[India]] and [[Borneo]]. | |
+ | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>==== | ||
+ | *''R. a. hibernans'' - Iceland | ||
+ | *''R. a. aquaticus'' - W Palearctic | ||
+ | *''R. a. korejewi'' - Iran to nw China; winters to India and s China | ||
+ | *''R. a. indicus'' - E Siberia to Japan; winters to SE Asia and Borneo | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Reed-beds, marshes, etc. | Reed-beds, marshes, etc. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
A skulker, this bird is much more often located by its piglet-like squeals. Food includes both invertebrates and plant materials like seeds. | A skulker, this bird is much more often located by its piglet-like squeals. Food includes both invertebrates and plant materials like seeds. | ||
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<flashmp3>Rallus aquaticus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Rallus aquaticus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Rallus aquaticus (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Rallus aquaticus (song).mp3|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 | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Rallus+aquaticus}} | {{GSearch|Rallus+aquaticus}} | ||
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Revision as of 08:31, 14 July 2008
- Rallus aquaticus
Description
Upperparts olive-brown with broad, black streaks, broad bars on underparts, and greyish supercillium.
Distribution
Breeds throughout Palearctic; winters to Southeast Asia, India and Borneo.
Taxonomy
Subspecies1
- R. a. hibernans - Iceland
- R. a. aquaticus - W Palearctic
- R. a. korejewi - Iran to nw China; winters to India and s China
- R. a. indicus - E Siberia to Japan; winters to SE Asia and Borneo
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.
Bird Song
<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