Immature © Sam Hambly
Adult © Chinmay Rahane
Juvenile © Lars Petersson | My World of Bird Photography
Adult © Simon Best
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Adult © Charles Thomas

White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus

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Identification

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Medium-sized, fairly common chickenlike marsh bird found in meadows, ditches, riversides, marshes, as well as parks and farmlands in close proximity to humans; often seen foraging in the open. Adults are dark slaty above and white below, with a rusty patch under the tail. Juvenile similar but duller in color. Remarkably variable song is a series of hooting, grunting, or rasping notes or phrases, repeated monotonously, often from an exposed perch.

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