White-breasted waterhen

species of bird

The white-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) is a waterbird of the rail and crake family, Rallidae, that is widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia.

White-breasted waterhen
Adult in Singapore
Call at dusk, Bangalore
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Amaurornis
Species:
A. phoenicurus
Binomial name
Amaurornis phoenicurus
Pennant, 1769
     approximate range
Synonyms

Erythra phoenicura

References change

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Amaurornis phoenicurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.