White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
March 30, 2020
The white-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) is a waterbird of the rail and crake family Rallidae that is widely distributed across Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent.
DESCRIPTION:
White-breasted Waterhen has dark slate-brown upperparts. Face and underparts are white. Flanks, vent and undertail feathers are rufous-chestnut.
HABITAT:
White-breasted Waterhen lives near freshwater marshes and in habitats with dense undergrowth. It is very common in mangroves, reedbeds, grasslands, ricefields, orchards, parks and gardens.
DIET:
White-breasted Waterhen feeds mainly on insects, spiders, grain, fish, worms and snails,
and some parts, shoots and roots, of marsh plants.
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