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| − | + | [[Image:watercock_alok_2.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />[[Keoladeo National Park]], Bharatpur, Rajasthan, [[India]], July-2016]] | |
| − | + | ;[[:Category:Gallicrex|Gallicrex]] cinerea | |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | == | + | Male 42–43 cm (16½-17 in); Female 36 cm (14 in)<br /> |
| − | + | '''Male''' | |
| − | == | + | *Blackish-grey |
| + | *Red legs, bill, forehead shield and horn<br /> | ||
| + | '''Young males''' | ||
| + | *Buff, darkening with age | ||
| + | *Yellow bill | ||
| + | *Green legs<br /> | ||
| + | [[Image:DSCN4205.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo © by {{user|SeeToh|SeeToh}}<br />Singapore Botanic Gardens, February 2012]] | ||
| + | '''Female''' | ||
| + | *Dark brown upperparts | ||
| + | *Paler underparts | ||
| + | *Streaked and barred with darker markings | ||
| + | *Yellow bill | ||
| + | *Green legs | ||
| + | |||
| + | Chicks are black. | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | South [[Asia]] from [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]] to south [[China]], [[Japan]] and [[Indonesia]]. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | [[Image:watercock_alok_3.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Head closeup showing forehead shield and horn<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Basai Wetland, Gurgaon, Haryana, [[India]], June-2015]] | ||
| + | Lowlands marshes, swamps, rice fields, flooded pastures etc. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | They nest on the dry ground in marsh vegetation. Their clutch consists of 3-6 eggs. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists mostly of green shoots, seeds and rice. They also eat worms, molluscs, aquatic insect and larva. | ||
| + | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| + | <flashmp3>watercock_call_2_alok.mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
| + | ''[[Media: watercock_call_2_alok.mp3|Listen in an external program]]''<br /> | ||
| + | Recording by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> | ||
| + | [[Bharatpur Keoladeo National Park|Keoladeo National Park]], [[India]], July-2016<br /> | ||
| + | A male is giving his trademark grunting call, partially hidden in grass. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015) | ||
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | {{Ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Gallicrex+cinerea}} | {{GSearch|Gallicrex+cinerea}} | ||
| + | <br /> | ||
| + | {{Video|Watercock}} | ||
| − | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Gallicrex]] [[Category:Videos]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] | |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
Revision as of 08:49, 12 August 2019
- Gallicrex cinerea
Identification
Male 42–43 cm (16½-17 in); Female 36 cm (14 in)
Male
- Blackish-grey
- Red legs, bill, forehead shield and horn
Young males
- Buff, darkening with age
- Yellow bill
- Green legs
Female
- Dark brown upperparts
- Paler underparts
- Streaked and barred with darker markings
- Yellow bill
- Green legs
Chicks are black.
Distribution
South Asia from India and Sri Lanka to south China, Japan and Indonesia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Head closeup showing forehead shield and horn
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Basai Wetland, Gurgaon, Haryana, India, June-2015
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Basai Wetland, Gurgaon, Haryana, India, June-2015
Lowlands marshes, swamps, rice fields, flooded pastures etc.
Behaviour
Breeding
They nest on the dry ground in marsh vegetation. Their clutch consists of 3-6 eggs.
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of green shoots, seeds and rice. They also eat worms, molluscs, aquatic insect and larva.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>watercock_call_2_alok.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
Recording by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, India, July-2016
A male is giving his trademark grunting call, partially hidden in grass.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Watercock. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Watercock
External Links
