Amaurornis
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Amaurornis
| Amaurornis | |
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| Amaurornis phoenicurus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Amaurornis L. Reichenbach, 1853 |
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Amaurornis is a genus of birds in the Rallidae family. The name comes from the Greek amauros, meaning "dusky" or "brown" and ornis, meaning "bird".[1]
It contains the following species:
- Brown Crake, (Amaurornis akool)
- Plain Bush-hen, (Amaurornis olivacea)
- Isabelline Bush-hen, (Amaurornis isabellina)
- Pale-vented Bush-hen, Rufous-tailed Bush-hen or Rufous-tailed Waterhen, (Amaurornis moluccana)
- White-breasted Waterhen, (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
- Black Crake, (Amaurornis flavirostra)
- Sakalava Rail, (Amaurornis olivieri)
- Black-tailed Crake, (Amaurornis bicolor)
- Talaud Bush-hen, (Amaurornis magnirostris)
References
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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