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Alternative name: Rufous-tailed Waterhen

Amaurornis moluccana

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

Northern Australia, New Guinea, and several surrounding groups of islands including the Moluccas.

[edit] Taxonomy

Formerly lumped within Plain Bush-hen, (A. olivacea).

[edit] Subspecies¹

• A. m. moluccana - Sangihe I., Moluccas, Misool I., w and n New Guinea
• A. m. nigrifrons - Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Islands
• A. m. ultima - E Solomon Islands
• A. m. ruficrissa - S and e New Guinea, and n and e Australia

[edit] Habitat

Moist lowland forests.

[edit] Behaviour

[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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