Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Rails, Gallinules and Coots :: Watercock
Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
Described by: Gmelin (1789)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors
Photographs
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Range
Se. Asia, Greater Sundas and Philippines;
Fragmented population;
Pakistan (Sind and Punjab), India, Maldives, Sri Lanka e. through s. and e. China, Hainan Is., n. to Korea, s. Japan (Kyushu), Ryukyu Is., Taiwan, the Philippines s. to the Andaman I. and Nicobar Is., nw. and sw. Thailand, n. Vietnam (Tonkin) and Sumatra.
Winters s. to the Greater and Lesser Sundas (Java and Borneo) and Sulawesi.
Videos
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Sounds
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Pintails Home (Kim Hyun-Tae)
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Biological Research Information Center, BRIC of Korea
References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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