Pale-vented Bush-hen (Amaurornis moluccana)
About the Pale-vented Bush-hen
The pale-vented bush-hen or rufous-tailed bush-hen (Amaurornis moluccana) is a medium sized waterbird, mainly blue-grey with a buff vent and undertail. It is found in Australia, the Moluccan Islands, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The pale-vented bush-hen is a member of the family Rallidae which includes crakes and rails. The genus name Amaurornis (Reichenbach 1853) is from the Greek for dark, shadowy or dim, amauros, and bird, ornis.
A real field recording of the Pale-vented Bush-hen. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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1 recording on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands · xeno-canto lists 71 recordings for this species in total.
Similar species
- Isabelline Bush-henAmaurornis isabellinaprofile
- Plain Bush-henAmaurornis olivaceaprofile
- Talaud Bush-henAmaurornis magnirostrisprofile
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurusrecording
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.