White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus Scientific name definitions

Barry Taylor, Chuenchom Hansasuta, and Peter Pyle
Version: 1.1 — Published October 24, 2023

Revision History

Birds of the World

  • Version  1.1

  • Partial Revision
  • October 24, 2023
  • White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus

Authors

Barry Taylor, Chuenchom Hansasuta, and Peter Pyle

Revisors

Shawn M. Billerman, Chuenchom Hansasuta, Brooke K. Keeney, and Peter Pyle

Recommended Citation

Taylor, B., C. Hansasuta, and P. Pyle (2023). White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.whbwat1.01.1

Revision Notes

Shawn M. Billerman revised the Systematics section to align with Clements taxonomy. Chuenchom Hansasuta and Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages and Molts pages. Brooke K. Keeney standardized the account with Clements taxonomy.

  • Version  1.0

  • March 4, 2020
  • White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus

Authors

Barry Taylor

Recommended Citation

Taylor, B. (2020). White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.whbwat1.01


Handbook of the Birds of the World

Authors

Barry Taylor

Recommended Citation

Taylor, B. (2013). White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

Recommended Citation

Taylor, B., C. Hansasuta, and P. Pyle (2023). White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.whbwat1.01.1
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