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Amaurornis phoenicurus
Slate coloured with white cheeks and belly. Touch of orangey-red at the base of upper beak. Elongated toes.
Kandy Lake. In the heart of the city. The traffic and turmoil did not seem to perturb the birds around Kandy Lake at all. It is so nice to see many different species of birds thriving, thanks to this waterbody.
Korawakka in Sinhalese.
Spotted on Jan 12, 2017
Submitted on Feb 9, 2017
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Thank you, grade-78-science8
The white-breasted waterhen is a waterbird of the rail and crake family, Rallidae, that is widely distributed across Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcont