Oriental Bird Club Image Database : Plain Bush-hen

Plain Bush-hen Amaurornis olivacea - Adult

Photographer :	© Ramon J Quisumbing
Location :	scrub area beside the forest at ~760m on Mt. Banahaw, Quezon Province, southern Luzon, Philippines
Date :	4 February 2012
English synonyms:	Plain Bush-Hen, Philippine Bush Hen, Common Bush Hen, Common Bush-Hen, Bush-hen, Plain Swamphen, Rufous-tailed Waterhen, Rufous-tailed Bush Hen, Rufous-tailed Moorhen
Bird Family :	Rallidae - Rails, crakes, bush hens, watercock, gallinules, swamphens, moorhens & coots
Bird Group :	GRUIFORMES
Red Data Status :	Least Concern
Remarks :	At my new bird feeding station near my house. I like this photo because it shows how the PBH walks awkwardly as if its legs and neck are broken. - RJQ
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