White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (34)
- Subspecies (4)
Barry Taylor
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 18, 2013
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 18, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Assamese | ডাউক |
| Bangla | ডাহুক |
| Chinese | 白腹秧雞 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 白胸苦恶鸟 |
| Czech | chřástal běloprsý |
| Dutch | Witborstwaterhoen |
| English | White-breasted Waterhen |
| English (United States) | White-breasted Waterhen |
| French | Râle à poitrine blanche |
| French (French Guiana) | Râle à poitrine blanche |
| German | Weißbrust-Kielralle |
| Gujarati | સફેદછાતી સંતાકૂકડી |
| Hebrew | סופית לבנת-חזה |
| Hindi | सफ़ेद-छाती जलमुर्गी |
| Indonesian | Kareo padi |
| Japanese | シロハラクイナ |
| Korean | 흰배뜸부기 |
| Malayalam | കുളക്കോഴി |
| Marathi | पांढऱ्या छातीची पाणकोंबडी |
| Norwegian | hvitbrystrikse |
| Odia | ଡାହୁକ |
| Persian | طاووسک سینه سفید |
| Polish | bagiewnik białopierśny |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Franga-d'água-de-peito-branco |
| Russian | Белогрудый погоныш |
| Serbian | Belolika barska kokica |
| Slovak | kohútec bieloprsý |
| Spanish | Gallineta Pechiblanca |
| Spanish (Spain) | Gallineta pechiblanca |
| Swedish | vattenhöna |
| Telugu | తెల్ల బొర నీటి కోడి |
| Thai | นกกวัก |
| Turkish | Ak Göğüslü Suyelvesi |
| Ukrainian | Багновик білогрудий |
Amaurornis phoenicurus (Pennant, 1769)
PROTONYM:
Gallinula phoenicurus
Pennant, 1769. Indische Zool., p.10 pl.9.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Ceylon.
Definitions
- AMAURORNIS
- PHOENICURUS
- phoenicurus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the White-breasted Waterhen