Plain Bush-hen
Amaurornis olivacea(Meyen, FJF, 1834)
English (US) Plain Bush-hen
The Plain Bush-hen (Amaurornis olivacea) 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.
Range: Philippines (except Palawan)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Amaurornis olivacea
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Plain Bush-hen
- Described by
- (Meyen, FJF, 1834)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Gallinula olivacea
- Described by
- (Meyen, FJF, 1834)
- Type locality
- Manila.
- Original description
- Nova Acta Physico-medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosum 16 Suppl. p.109 pl.20
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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