LOCAL NAMES

• Local Name in Sinhala : ළය සුදු කොරවක්කා, Laya Sudu Korawakka, నీటిచెట్టు, வாட்டர்ஹென், वाटरहेन, വാട്ടർഹെൻ, વોટરહેન, پانی, ডাউক, ડવક, સફેદ ચતરી, जलमुर्गी, डौक, ಹುಂಡುಕೋಳಿ, കുളക്കോഴി, पाणकोंबडी, लाजरी पाणकोंबडी, कुवा कोंबडी, कोकारी, टरका, सिमकुखुरा, श्वेतकंठ जलकुक्कुटी, சம்புக்கோழி
• Assamese ডাউক
• Bangla ডাহুক
• Chinese 白腹秧雞
• Chinese (SIM) 白胸苦恶鸟
• Czech chřástal běloprsý
• Dutch Witborstwaterhoen
• English White-breasted Waterhen
• English (United States) White-breasted Waterhen
• French Râle à poitrine blanche
• French (French Guiana) Râle à poitrine blanche
• German Weißbrust-Kielralle
• Gujarati સફેદછાતી સંતાકૂકડી
• Hebrew סופית לבנת-חזה
• Hindi सफ़ेद-छाती जलमुर्गी
• Indonesian Kareo padi
• Japanese シロハラクイナ
• Korean 흰배뜸부기
• Malayalam കുളക്കോഴി
• Marathi पांढऱ्या छातीची पाणकोंबडी
• Norwegian hvitbrystrikse
• Odia ଡାହୁକ
• Persian طاووسک سینه‌ سفید
• Polish bagiewnik białopierśny
• Portuguese (Portugal) Franga-d’água-de-peito-branco
• Russian Белогрудый погоныш
• Serbian Belolika barska kokica
• Slovak kohútec bieloprsý
• Spanish Gallineta Pechiblanca
• Spanish (Spain) Gallineta pechiblanca
• Swedish vattenhöna
• Telugu తెల్ల బొర నీటి కోడి
• Thai นกกวัก
• Turkish Ak Göğüslü Suyelvesi
• Ukrainian Багновик білогрудий

DESCRIPTION

The white-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) is a waterbird of the rail and crake family, Rallidae, that is widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia. 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 or even drains near busy roads. They are largely crepuscular in activity and during the breeding season, just after the first rains, make loud and repetitive croaking calls.