White-breasted Waterhen
Amaurornis phoenicurus
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae) · Gruiformes (Gruiformes)
Play a quiz with White-breasted Waterhen and similar species
View all photos, video and sound
Review needed
Birdr is a community-driven project, and many photos still need a human check. If you know this bird, you can help by reviewing its images.
Often mixed up with
In quizzes, players most often confuse White-breasted Waterhen with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Watercock Gallicrex cinerea | 3 |
| Red-legged Crake Rallina fasciata | 1 |
| Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides | 1 |
Family
Rails (avian family Rallidae) are a large, cosmopolitan family of small- to medium-sized terrestrial or semi-amphibious birds. The family exhibits considerable diversity in its forms, and includes such ubiquitous species as the crakes, coots, and gallinules; other rail species are extremely rare or endangered. Many are associated with wetland habitats, some being semi-aquatic like waterfowl (such as the coot), but many more are wading birds or shorebirds.
Order
The Gruiformes are an order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means 'crane form'. Traditionally, a number of wading and terrestrial bird families that did not seem to belong to any other order were classified together as Gruiformes.