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Amaurornis magnirostris

[edit] Identification

30.5 cm. Dark brown head and upperparts, dark blue grey underparts and flanks, pale green large, thick bill, yellow legs becoming more olive at the rear.

[edit] Distribution

Talaud Islands in the Moluccas (Indonesia).

[edit] Taxonomy

• A monotypic species.
• Formerly placed within Plain Bush-hen, (A. olivacea).

[edit] Habitat

Forest, scrub, and overgrown plantations.

[edit] Behaviour

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