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Location: Australia

Gallinula ventralis

[edit] Identification

38cm

• Brownish-grey
• White spots on flanks
• Green bill and frontal shield
• Orange-red lower mandible
• Pink legs and feet
• Bright yellow eye.

[edit] Distribution

Endemic to Australia; vagrant in Tasmania and New Zealand.

[edit] Taxonomy

A monotypic species.

[edit] Habitat

Terrestrial wetlands in low rainfall areas,with fresh or brackish water.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Diet

The diet includes seeds, plant material and insects.

[edit] Breeding

They breed near water in swamps, building a a cup-shaped nest from stalks, twigs and leaves, lined with grasses and feathers. Five to seven pale green eggs are laid and incubated for approximately 20 days.

[edit] References

1. Birds in Backyards

[edit] External Links