Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) - HBW 3, p. 182
French: Râle à poitrine blanche
German: Weißbrust-Kielralle
Spanish: Gallineta Pechiblanca
Taxonomy: Gallinula phoenicurus Pennant, 1769, Sri Lanka.
Possible races chinensis and javanicus included within nominate due to overlapping measurements, but may well be valid. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- phoenicurus (Pennant, 1769) - Pakistan, India, Maldives and Sri Lanka to E China, Taiwan and Ryukyu Is, and S through SE Asia and Philippines to Greater Sundas; N populations winter to S, ranging W to Arabia. Currently expanding N into Japan.
- insularis Sharpe, 1894 - Andaman and Nicobar Is.
- midnicobaricus Abdulali, 1978 - C Nicobar Is.
- leucomelanus (S. Müller, 1842) - Sulawesi, W Moluccas and Lesser Sundas.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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singing individual in an urban park Locality Taipei City, Taiwan
Jerome Ko 9 April 2012 1 year ago 1 min 2 sec 4.6 -
A close view of a bird swimming and foraging in a ditch. Locality Tissamaharama, Southern Province, Sri Lanka (ssp phoenicurus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 July 2007 3 years ago 23 sec 4.5 -
A chick walking and then an adult Locality Nusa Dua, Bali (Indonesia) (ssp leucomelanus)
Philip Griffin 5 September 2005 6 years ago 21 sec 4.5 -
An adult feeding on flowers Locality Ubud, Bali (Indonesia) (ssp leucomelanus)
Philip Griffin 8 September 2005 6 years ago 22 sec 4.5 -
A bird foraging around. Locality Laem Pak Bia-Pak Thale, Phetchaburi Province, Western Thailand, Thailand
Yoel Jimenez 25 February 2011 1 year ago 26 sec 4.4 -
An adult foraging in the water Locality Nusa Dua, Bali (Indonesia) (ssp leucomelanus)
Philip Griffin 4 September 2005 6 years ago 25 sec 4.4
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White-breasted Waterhen
Locality Singapore (ssp phoenicurus)
Kevin B Agar 3 February 2012 4 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.6 -
On the lake shore
Locality Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka (ssp phoenicurus)
Guy Poisson 2 January 2011 2 years ago 4.3 -
water hen on a cloudy day.
Locality Mysore, Mysore District, Karnataka, India
vinaydarbal 2 years ago 4.2 -
A standing bird.
Locality National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan
alder 25 June 2008 4 years ago 4.2 -
A bird amongst water hyacinths...
Locality Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Soumyadeep Chatterjee 97 15 January 2012 1 year ago 4.2 -
A bird in profile
Locality Betthatty, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India
vasanthan.p.j 17 January 2012 1 year ago 4.1
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Musical beatlike calls Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 2003 3 years ago 4 -
Courtship calls Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 2003 3 years ago 4 -
A bird vocalizing. Locality Chidiya Tapu Biological Park, South Andaman, Andaman Islands, Andaman and Nicobar
(ssp phoenicurus)
Josep del Hoyo 16 December 2009 2 years ago 3 -
Mixed calls Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 September 2003 3 years ago 3 -
Short 'quik' calls of a bird in a ditch Locality Kumarakom, Kerala, India
(ssp phoenicurus)
Stuart Fisher 10 February 2006 4 years ago 3
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