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Watercock

Gallicrex cinerea

Least Concern

طول الجناح

37,2 cm

الوزن

426,6666666666667 g

الفصيلة

Rallidae

الرتبة

Gruiformes

حول

Watercock (Gallicrex cinerea) is a medium 42–43 cm rail of South and South-East Asia. Strongly sexually dimorphic; breeding male dark slaty with distinctive red frontal shield and knob; female brown-streaked. Inhabits rice paddies, freshwater marshes, and flooded grasslands from India east to China and Indonesia. Partly migratory. Polygynous.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
طول الجناح	37,2 cm	14.6 in
الوزن	426,6666666666667 g	15.05 oz

Habitat & Range

🌿 Wetland

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

السلوك والتكاثر

التعشيش

Nest type: CP,DM. Incubation: 24 days.

عدد البيض في الوضع

3-6

التصنيف

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
الرتبة	Gruiformes (Cranes & Rails)
الفصيلة	Rallidae (Rails, Crakes & Coots)
Genus	Gallicrex
الأنواع	Gallicrex cinerea

Distribution

Watercock has been recorded in 2 countries.

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موجود Not recorded