Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
Rufous-tailed Bush-hen (Amaurornis moluccanus) - HBW 3, p. 181
French: Râle des Moluques
German: Rotsteiß-Kielralle
Spanish: Gallineta Moluqueña
Other common names: Eastern/Rufous-vented Bush-hen
Taxonomy: Porzana moluccana Wallace, 1865, Ambon and Ternate, Moluccas.
Formerly considered conspecific with A. olivaceus, but sufficiently distinctive in plumage to merit separation; probably best considered as forming superspecies. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- moluccanus (Wallace, 1865) - Sangihe Is, Moluccas, Misool I and W & N New Guinea.
- nigrifrons (Hartert, 1926) - Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Is.
- ultimus Mayr, 1949 - E Solomon Is.
- ruficrissus (Gould, 1869) - S & E New Guinea, and NE & E Australia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird bathing in a puddle. Locality Biak Island, Biak (Schouten) Islands, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp moluccanus)
Josep del Hoyo 14 July 2008 4 years ago 55 sec 4 -
A bird in a puddle, looking around and starting to bath. Locality Biak Island, Biak (Schouten) Islands, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp moluccanus)
Josep del Hoyo 14 July 2008 4 years ago 44 sec 3.3
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Probable (non-breeding plumage) adult with young in attendance.
Locality Laceys Creek, Queensland, Australia (ssp ruficrissus)
Tom Tarrant 6 April 2008 3 years ago 3.5 -
a bird feeding on paddy field, disturb by me, fly to the bushes.
Locality Batui, Central Sulawesi, Sulawesi
duanaud 18 January 2013 15 weeks ago 2.5
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