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White-breasted waterhen

Amaurornis phoenicurus

Photo by Olivia Chee
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This one was walking into a bushy area. There were others walking at the shallow/muddy parts of a nearby pond.

Habitat:

Singapore Botanical garden

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Comments (2)
Olivia Chee
Thanks, Natalie. This waterhen was cute, I don't want to think about its edibility... -_-
Natalie Sim
Nice picture:D I showed this to my mum cause we usually see this when we go to botanical garden and she said this bird can be eaten:O

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PublishedJune 6, 2013

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