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Watercock

Gallicrex cinerea

Least Concern

Размах крыльев

37,2 cm

Масса

426,6666666666667 g

Семейство

Rallidae

Отряд

Gruiformes

О нас

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
Размах крыльев	37,2 cm	14.6 in
Масса	426,6666666666667 g	15.05 oz

Habitat & Range

🌿 Wetland

Охранный статус

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Поведение и размножение

Гнездование

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

Размер кладки

3-6

Таксономия

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Отряд	Gruiformes (Cranes & Rails)
Семейство	Rallidae (Rails, Crakes & Coots)
Genus	Gallicrex
Виды	Gallicrex cinerea

Distribution

Watercock has been recorded in 2 countries.

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Присутствует Not recorded