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Watercock

Gallicrex cinerea

Least Concern

पंखों का फैलाव

37.2 cm

वजन

426.6666666666667 g

कुल

Rallidae

गण

Gruiformes

के बारे में

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
पंखों का फैलाव	37.2 cm	14.6 in
वजन	426.6666666666667 g	15.05 oz

Habitat & Range

🌿 Wetland

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

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

अंडों की संख्या

3-6

वर्गिकी

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
गण	Gruiformes (Cranes & Rails)
कुल	Rallidae (Rails, Crakes & Coots)
Genus	Gallicrex
प्रजातियां	Gallicrex cinerea

Distribution

Watercock has been recorded in 2 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded