White-breasted waterhen ( Amaurornis phoenicurus)
White-breasted waterhen bird is a waterbird of the rail and crake family.White-breasted Waterhen has dark slate-brown upperparts. Face and underparts are white. Flanks, vent and undertail feathers are rufous-chestnut.juvenile has greyish face.Waterhen sound are very vocal in breeding season.Length: 28-33 cm,Weight: 165-328 g.
White-breasted waterhen habitat
Freshwater marshes,mangroves, reedbeds, grasslands, ricefields, orchards, parks and gardens and near small streams and pools.
White-breasted waterhen food
Insects, spiders, grain, fish,and worms.
Range
Bangladesh,India,Nepal,Bhutan,Sri Lanka,Pakistan and Maldives.
Indian subcontinent Range Map
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