Fig 1 :
Australasian Swamphen (Purple Swamphen)
Porphyrio melanotus (Porphyrio porphyrio)
Location : Northern Territory, Australia
Habitat : Seasonal wetlands
Fig 2 :
White-breasted Waterhen
Amaurornis phoenicurus
Location : Lim Chu Kang, Singapore
Habitat : Freshwater storm drain
Fig 3 :
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Location : Byram, Penang, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Freshwater pond
Fig 4 :
Watercock - male
Gallicrex cinerea
Location : Sam Roi Yot, Prachuap Khiri Khan province, Thailand.
Habitat : Coastal wetlands
Note : Photo by Charles Currin
Fig 5 :
Watercock - female
Gallicrex cinerea
Location : Laem Pak Bia,
Phetchaburi Province, Thailand.
Habitat : Coastal wetlands
Note : Photo by Charles Currin
Fig 6 :
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra
Location : Hampshire Avon, England
Habitat : Fast-flowing, chalk river
Notes : This is the subspecies
Fulica atra atra, which
also occurs in northern parts of Southeast Asia.
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