White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)

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Photo by Zlatan Celebic

Published on Project Noah

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Field Notes

Description:

Size of a moorhen or pigeon, these are crepuscular waterbirds, with recognisable pure white face, neck and breast. Upperparts are dark slaty-gray, while the belly and undertail are cinnamon coloured. Long legs and toes are yellow, as is the bill - bill sports red spot.

Habitat:

This is a common waterbird of South and Southeast Asia, found on marshy grounds. Here, on edges of paddyfields, in a generally marshy area of a main town, Cox's Bazar.