Biology:Isabelline bush-hen
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Short description: Species of bird
| Isabelline bush-hen | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Amaurornis |
| Species: | A. isabellina
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| Binomial name | |
| Amaurornis isabellina (Schlegel, 1865)
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Amaurornis isabellinus | |
The isabelline bush-hen (Amaurornis isabellina), also known as Sulawesi waterhen or isabelline waterhen, is a large, up to 40 cm long, rufous and brown rail. The term isabelline refers to the colouration. It is the largest member of the genus Amaurornis. Both sexes are similar with olive brown plumage, pale green bill, greenish brown legs and rufous below.
An Indonesian endemic, the isabelline waterhen is confined to grasslands near waters and lowlands of Sulawesi. The call is a loud "tak-tak-tak-tak".
Widespread throughout its natural habitat, the isabelline waterhen is evaluated as least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2018). "Amaurornis isabellina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T22692624A131929256. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22692624A131929256.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22692624/131929256. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1259421 entry
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