| Watercock | |
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| Male at Basai Wetlands, near Gurgaon, Haryana, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Gallicrex Blyth, 1852 |
| Species: | G. cinerea
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| Binomial name | |
| Gallicrex cinerea (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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The watercock (Gallicrex cinerea) is a waterbird in the rail and crake family, Rallidae that is widely distributed across Southeast Asia. It is the only member of the genus Gallicrex.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Gallicrex cinerea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22692789A93369824. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692789A93369824.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.