Amaurornis | |
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White-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Gruiformes |
Family: | Rallidae |
Genus: | Amaurornis Reichenbach, 1853 |
Type species | |
Gallinula olivacea (Plain bush-hen) Meyen, 1834
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Species | |
see text | |
Synonyms | |
Poliolimnas Sharpe, 1893 (but see text) |
Amaurornis is a genus of birds in the rail family Rallidae. The species in this genus are typically called bush-hens. A monotypic subtribe, Amaurornithina, was proposed for this genus.[1]