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THE BIODIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE

A Digital Reference Collection for Singapore's Biodiversity

Amaurornis phoenicurus(Pennant, 1769)

White-breasted Waterhen

Image contributed by Con Foley

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Identified By: Con Foley & David Tan JX

More information on the species on Wikipedia.

Species Interactions (7)

Preyed upon by

Malayan Water MonitorVaranus salvator

References

Abdur Rashid, 2004. Unpublished PhD thesis, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus

References

Tsang, 2008. Bird Ecology Study Group blog

Crested GoshawkAccipiter trivirgatus

References

Tan, 2010. Singapore Raptor Report, Dec 2010: 10

Chua et al., 2015. Bird Ecology Study Group blog

Domestic CatFelis catus

References

Tan et al., 2018. The International Journal Of Tropical Veterinary And Biomedical Research 2(2): 17-27

Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus

References

Yap, 2014. Francis Yap Nature Photography blog

Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatus

References

Lee, 2019. Bird Ecology Study Group blog

Basic Information

Classification:

Vertebrata: Aves: Gruiformes: Rallidae (Rails, Crakes and Coots)

Residency Status:

Native

Biology/Ecology

IUCN Redlist status:

Least concern

External Links

Gruiformes

Heliornithidae (Finfoots)

Rallidae (Rails, Crakes & Coots)