White-breasted Waterhen
Amaurornis phoenicurus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
- GenusAmaurornis (Bush-hens and Allies)
- SpeciesAmaurornis phoenicurus (White-breasted Waterhen)
Closest Relatives at Keoladeo National Park
Brown Bush-hen
Amaurornis akool
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Western Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra
Ruddy-breasted Crake
Porzana fusca
Watercock
Gallicrex cinerea
Baillon's Crake
Porzana pusilla
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticus
Sarus Crane
Grus antigone
Demoiselle Crane
Anthropoides virgo
Common Crane
Grus grus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-breasted Waterhen in Keoladeo National Park?
About 79% of visitor-days record a White-breasted Waterhen sighting in Keoladeo National Park, based on 1486 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White-breasted Waterhen in Keoladeo National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for White-breasted Waterhen in Keoladeo National Park in our monthly data.