Pale-vented Bush-hen - BirdForum Opus

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Alternative name: Rufous-tailed Waterhen; Rufous-tailed Bush-hen

Photo by kerriebr
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, September 2012

Amaurornis moluccana

Distribution

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

Taxonomy

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

Subspecies

There are 4 subspecies¹:

• A. m. moluccana:

• Sangihe Island, Moluccas, Misool Island, western and northern New Guinea

• A. m. nigrifrons:

• Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Islands

• A. m. ultima:

• Eastern Solomon Islands

• A. m. ruficrissa:

• Southern and eastern New Guinea, and northern and eastern Australia

Habitat

Moist lowland forests. Bush garden

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Pale-vented Bush-hen. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pale-vented_Bush-hen

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