Rufous-tailed Waterhen

Rufous-tailed Waterhen

Taxobox
name = Rufous-tailed Waterhen


status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Gruiformes
familia = Rallidae
genus = "Amaurornis"
species = "A. moluccana"
binomial = "Amaurornis moluccana"
binomial_authority = (Wallace, 1865)
synonyms =

The Rufous-tailed Waterhen ("Amaurornis moluccana") or Rufous-tailed Bush-hen is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.

It is found in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

* BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/48972/all Amaurornis moluccana] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 24 July 2007.


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