Pale-vented Bush-hen
Amaurornis moluccana(Wallace, AR, 1865)
English (US) Pale-vented Bush-hen
The Pale-vented Bush-hen (Amaurornis moluccana) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots) in the order Gruiformes.
- Scientific name
- Amaurornis moluccana
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Pale-vented Bush-hen
- Described by
- (Wallace, AR, 1865)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Amaurornis moluccana moluccana
- Amaurornis moluccana nigrifrons
- Amaurornis moluccana ultima
- Amaurornis moluccana ruficrissa
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Porzana moluccana
- Described by
- (Wallace, AR, 1865)
- Type locality
- Amboina and Ternate, Moluccas.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1865, pt.2 p.480
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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