| White-breasted waterhen | |
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| Adult in Singapore | |
| Call at dusk, Bangalore | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Amaurornis |
| Species: | A. phoenicurus
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| Binomial name | |
| Amaurornis phoenicurus (Pennant, 1769)
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| approximate range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Erythra phoenicura | |
The white-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) is a waterbird of the rail and crake family, Rallidae, that is widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia. They are dark slaty birds with a clean white face, breast and belly. They are somewhat bolder than most other rails and are often seen stepping slowly with their tail cocked upright in open marshes or even drains near busy roads. They are largely crepuscular in activity and during the breeding season, just after the first rains, make loud and repetitive croaking calls.[2]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Amaurornis phoenicurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22692640A95217833. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692640A95217833.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Boyes, S. (2012). "Top 25 Wild Bird Photographs of the Week #23". National Geographic Voices. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on May 7, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.