Bush-hens and Allies
Amaurornis
Amaurornis is a genus of birds in the family Rallidae. The name comes from the Greek amauros, meaning "dusky" or "brown" and ornis, meaning "bird". The White-browed crake, type species of the defunct genus Poliolimnas, is now provisionally placed here. The species in this genus are typically called bush-hens. A monotypic subtribe, Amaurornithina, was proposed for this genus.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species
White-breasted Waterhen
speciesAmaurornis phoenicurus
Pale-vented Bush-hen
speciesAmaurornis moluccana
Isabelline Bush-hen
speciesAmaurornis isabellina
Plain Bush-hen
speciesAmaurornis olivacea
Talaud Bush-hen
speciesAmaurornis magnirostris
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 194.