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p. mellori
Brown upperparts, finely banded black and white underparts, a white eyebrow, chestnut band running from the bill round the nape, with a buff band on the breast.
Spotted at Penguin Island WA (Australia), usually seen singly in vegetation along the water's edge; sometimes in open grassland, this one was taking a bath on a sink near the Discovery Centre. Found throughout Australasia and the south-west Pacific region.
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae Genus: Gallirallus Species: G. philippensis Subspecies: p. mellori
Spotted on Apr 12, 2017
Submitted on Apr 20, 2017
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