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Location: Mere Sands Wood, Lancashire, England

Rallus aquaticus

[edit] Identification

Upperparts olive-brown with broad, black streaks, broad bars on underparts, and greyish supercillium.

[edit] Distribution

Breeds throughout Palearctic; winters to Southeast Asia, India and Borneo.

[edit] Taxonomy

Subspecies¹

• R. a. hibernans - Iceland
• R. a. aquaticus - W Palearctic
• R. a. korejewi - Iran to nw China; winters to India and s China
• R. a. indicus - E Siberia to Japan; winters to SE Asia and Borneo

[edit] Habitat

Reed-beds, marshes, etc.

[edit] Behaviour

A skulker, this bird is much more often located by its piglet-like squeals. Food includes both invertebrates and plant materials like seeds.

[edit] Vocalisation

[edit] References

1. Clements James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2008. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019

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