Singapore guide to vertebrate animals
This guide was created from the "place" Singapore.
White-breasted Waterhen
The White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) is a waterbird of the rail and crake family Rallidae that is widely distributed across Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent. They are dark slaty birds with a clean white face, breast and belly. They are somewhat bolder than most other rails and are often seen stepping slowly with their tail cocked upright in open marshes ...more ↓
Slaty-legged Crake
The Slaty-legged Crake or Banded Crake (Rallina eurizonoides) is a waterbird in the rail and crake family Rallidae.
Red-legged Crake
The Red-legged Crake (Rallina fasciata) is a waterbird in the rail and crake family Rallidae.
Slaty-breasted Rail
The Slaty-breasted Rail (Gallirallus striatus) is a species of rail found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Breeding has been recorded in July near Dehradun in the foothills of the Indian Himalayas.
Purple Swamphen
The Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio is a "swamp hen" in the rail family Rallidae. Also known locally as the Pūkeko, African Purple Swamphen, Purple Moorhen, Purple Gallinule or Purple Coot. From its French name talève sultane, it is also known as the Sultana Bird. This chicken-sized bird, with its large feet, bright plumage ...more ↓
Masked Finfoot
The Masked Finfoot or Asian Finfoot, (Heliopais personatus), is an aquatic bird from the fresh and brackish wetlands of southeastern Asia, Indochina, Malaysia and Indonesia. Like the rest of the family, the African Finfoot and the Sungrebe, the relationship to other birds is poorly understood.
