Talaud Bush-hen

It is a recently described species from Karakelang Island in the Talaud Islands, Indonesia. It occurs in forest, scrub, and overgrown plantations.

The Talaud Bush-hen is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

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The Talaud Bush-hen (Amaurornis magnirostris) is an endangered waterbird in the rail and crake family. It is a recently described species from Karakelang Island in the Talaud Islands, Indonesia. It occurs in forest, scrub, and overgrown plantations. Description - Talaud Bush-hen is a 30.5 cm long, large, very dark and robust bush-hen. Its large head and its upperparts are dark brown, and its underparts and flanks are very dark bluish grey. More

* Talaud Bush-hen, Amaurornis magnirostris Retrieved from "http://en.wiktionary. More

* Talaud Bush-hen, Amaurornis magnirostris * Genus †Mundia (Ascension Island Rail) (extinct; formerly included in Atlantisia) * Ascension Island Rail, Mundia elpenor (extinct) * Genus Porzana (crakes; 13 living species) (4-5 recently extinct) * Genus Aenigmatolimnas (Striped Crake) * Striped Crake, Aenigmatolimnas marginalis * Genus Cyanolimnas (Zapata Rail) More

Talaud Bush-hen Amaurornis magnirostris and Plain Bush-hen A. olivaceus have drab olive-brown and grey plumage, lacking white patch behind eye, and shorter, dull greenish-olive bills. Voice Only documented as probable, a series of at least 15 rapid, high-pitched peet-peet-peet calls, perhaps in alarm. Hints Shy and secretive. More

Talaud Bush-hen Amaurornis magnirostris 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Vulnerable Justification This species is endemic to a small island and it has a single small population which is declining owing primarily to habitat loss. It therefore qualifies as Vulnerable. More

Talaud Rail Gymnocrex talaudensis and Talaud Bush-hen Amaurornis magnirostris from Talaud island, Indonesia, both in 1998 and now Calayan Rail in 2004. More

* Talaud Bush-hen, Amaurornis magnirostris * Black Crake, Amaurornis flavirostris * Sakalava Rail, Amaurornis olivieri * Black-tailed Crake, Amaurornis bicolor * Little Crake, Porzana parva * Baillon's Crake, Porzana pusilla * Spotted Crake, Porzana porzana * Australian Crake, Porzana fluminea * Sora, Porzana carolina More

Talaud Bush-hen Amaurornis magnirostris White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostra Sakalava Rail Amaurornis olivieri Black-tailed Crake Porzana bicolor Little Crake Porzana parva Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla Spotted Crake Porzana porzana Australian Crake Porzana fluminea Sora Porzana carolina Dot-winged Crake Porzana spiloptera Ash-throated Crake Porzana albicollis Ruddy-breasted Crake Porzana fusca Band-bellied Crake Porzana paykullii Spotless Crake Porzana tabuensis More

Talaud Bush-Hen (Amaurornis magnirostris) Brown Crake (Amaurornis akool) Black-Tailed Crake (Amaurornis bicolor) Isabelline Waterhen (Amaurornis isabellina) Rufous-Tailed Waterhen (Amaurornis moluccana) Nkulengu Rail (Himantornis haematopus) Grey-Necked Wood-Rail (Aramides cajanea) Giant Wood-Rail (Aramides ypecaha) Slaty-Breasted Wood-Rail (Aramides saracura) Snoring Rail (Aramidopsis plateni) Chestnut Rail (Eulabeornis castaneoventris) Weka (Gallirallus australis) Wake Island Rail (Gallirallus wakensis) Calayan Rail (Gallirallus calayanensis) More

described Talaud Bush-hen Amaurornis magnirostris (local name: tambing-tambing), the Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica and the rarely seen Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus. Rails are heard regularly in marshy areas, a good site is just south of Beo; Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis, Plain Bush-hen Amaurornis olivacea, White-breasted Waterhen A. phoenicurus and Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio have been observed, but perhaps most interesting is the newly described Talaud Rail Gymnocrex talaudensis (local name: tu-a). More

Talaud Bush-hen Amaurornis magnirostris ne Indonesia: Talaud Islands, near Rainis, Karakelong Island insert after: Amaurornis olivaceus Frank R. Lambert, A new species of Amaurornis from the Talaud Islands, Indonesia Bulletin B.O.C. More