Pale-vented bush-hen

Pale-vented bush-hen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Amaurornis
Species: A. moluccana
Binomial name
Amaurornis moluccana
(Wallace, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Amaurornis moluccanus

The pale-vented bush-hen (Amaurornis moluccana), also known as the rufous-tailed bush-hen or rufous-tailed waterhen, is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.

It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia and the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

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