• Synonyms Bush-hen, Rufous-tailed Waterhen, Rufous-tailed Bush-hen, Rufous-tailed Bushhen, Moluccan Rufous-tailed Moorhen, Rufous-tailed Bush Hen, Eastern Bush-Hen, Rufous tailed Waterhen, Rufous-vented Rail, Rufous-vented Bush-Hen
  • Old latin name for bird Porzana moluccana, Amaurornis ruficrissus, Amaurornis moluccanus, Gallinula ruficrissa

Pale-vented Bush-henbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Kelle Moreau
    Indonesia
  • 2.
    Call, © Patrik Åberg
    Indonesia
  • 3.
    Call, © Pieter de Groot Boersma
    Australia
  • 4.
    Call, © Mike Nelson
    Indonesia
  • 5.
    Call, © Mike Nelson
    Indonesia
  • 6.
    Call, © Patrik Åberg
    Indonesia
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    Call, © Patrik Åberg
    Australia
  • 8.
    Call, © Mike Nelson
    Indonesia
  • 9.
    Call, © Patrik Åberg
    Indonesia
  • 10.
    Song, © Kelle Moreau
    Indonesia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Pale-vented Bush-hen

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion Sangihe (n of ne Sulawesi), Sula Is. (e of Sulawesi) and Moluccas to New Guinea and satellites, Australia and Solomon Is.

Pale-vented Bush-hen subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Amaurornis moluccana moluccanaSangihe (n of ne Sulawesi), Moluccas, Misool (Raja Ampat Is., nw of New Guinea) and w, n New Guinea-No
Amaurornis moluccana nigrifronsBismarck Arch. and w Solomon Is.-No
Amaurornis moluccana ruficrissas, e New Guinea and ne WA to ne NSW (n, ne Australia)-No
Amaurornis moluccana ultimae Solomon Is.-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Azerbaijanikürənquyruq sufərəsi
Catalanpolla de les Moluques
Chinese棕尾苦恶鸟
Chinese (Traditional)褐尾苦惡鳥
Croatianriđorepa štijoka
Czechchřástal soumračný, chřástal molucký
DanishBrunhalet Rørhøne
DutchMoluks Waterhoen, Molukkenwaterhoen, Roodstaartwaterhoen
EsperantoMoluka amaŭrornito
Estonianlõuna-tõmmuhuik
Finnishruosteperähuitti
FrenchRâle des Moluques
GermanRotsteiß-Kielralle, Roststeiß-Kielralle
Hungarianvörösfarkú lápityúk
IndonesianKareo Sulawesi, Kareo zaitun
ItalianRallo acquaiolo codarossiccia
Japaneseアカオクイナ, バンクイナ
LithuanianMalukinė žaliasnapė vištelė, raudonuodegis amaurornis
Norwegianbuskrikse
Norwegian NynorskBuskrikse
Polishbagiewnik szaropierśny, bagiewnik szaropiersny
PortugueseGalinha-da-mata-de-rabo-ruivo, galinha-do-mato-das-molucas
RussianКрасногузый карео
SerbianMolučka barska kokica, Molučki barski petlić
Slovakkohútec nočný, chriašť nočný
SpanishGallineta moluqueña
Swedishblekgumpad sumphöna
TurkishSoluk Etekli Yelve
Ukrainianбагновик молуцький