#waterhen

[lemonsbears]

common moorhen

[yourfavouritecharactersasdragons]

Pūkeko from real life?

Let’s be dragons with mama

[herpsandbirds]

White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus), family Rallidae, order Gruiformes, Goa, India

photograph by Justino Rebello

[schadegegessen]

White-breasted Waterhen but not really near the water

[best-bird-tournament]

Tribe Amaurornithini rails

Which is the best bird?

White-breasted waterhen

White-browed crake

Watercock

Striped crake

Voting ended onSep 11, 2025

[todaysbird]

the white-breasted waterhen is a slender member of the rail & crake family that is distributed throughout southeastern asia. the sexes are similar, with slate-gray upper bodies and white bellies, but females are slightly smaller. their elongated toes are used to balance on delicate water vegetation and to forage in the shallows. this bird feeds on insects, small fish, and invertebrates. they live solely in marshy habitats, and spend most of their time in or near the water.

[honey-grass]

🥚 Common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)

🌿 Cuxhaven, Germany

[billionneuronscurious]

Grey-headed Swamphen (Purple Swamphen), and White-breasted Waterhen.