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| Amaurornis phoenicurus |
(Pennant, 1769) |
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Family: Rallidae |
Order: Gruiformes |
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White-breasted waterhen |
Râle à poitrine blanche |
Gallineta pechiblanca |
Weißbrust-Kielralle |
| Migration: partial |
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Northernmost pops: extent not clear |
Resident throughout most of range, but N populations winter S to Lesser Sundas, occurring W to Arabia, where
13 recorded in Oman (Oct-Jan), 1 United Arab Emirates (Nov) and 1 Yemen (Mar). Wintering birds occur in
Sumatra Nov-Apr. Extent of migration from northernmost breeding areas and seasonality of occurrence not
clear; current expansion northwards into Japan indicative of mobility of species; recorded E to Bonin Is.
(del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1996)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1996) - www.hbw.com,
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| Regions: East Asia, North Africa, South & Southeast Asia, West & Central Asia |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |