The watercock

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Ferdy Christant

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Which bird though? Any thoughts? Posted 11 years ago
1. rakesh
  
  Musk Oxen
  
  it might be the female watercock. Posted 11 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Thank you for the update, it is much appreciated. You know we obsess over species :) Posted 11 years ago

Thibaud Aronson

Lion

Hi rakesh, it's not a female watercock, which would have clear black centers to the feathers of the back and wings. I'm pretty sure it's an immature White-breasted Waterhen, given the paler face and neck and the orangish undertail coverts.
(example https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/177160031#_ga=2.152478585.1548958120.1616271170-1064500502.1586693876) Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago

The White-breasted waterhen

The white-breasted waterhen is a waterbird of the rail and crake family, Rallidae, that is widely distributed across Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent. They are dark slaty birds with a clean white face, breast and belly. They are largely crepuscular in activity and during the breeding season, just after the first rains, make loud and repetitive croaking calls.

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Similar species: Crane-like Birds

Species identified by Thibaud Aronson

By rakesh

Uploaded Aug 26, 2014. Captured Jul 13, 2014 09:12 in Tower Road, Bharat Nagar, Visnagar, Gujarat 384315, India.

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Captured in the summer. More summer photos.