Watercock 董鸡

Order : Gruiformes 鹤形目

Family : Rallidae 秧鸡科
Genus : Gallicrex 董鸡属

Binomial name : Gallicrex cinerea

Watercock
董鸡

Size: male 41~43cm; female 31~36cm

Habitat: Freshwater marshes and swamps, wet grassland, rice paddies. Mostly lowland
Status: Resident

lifer male: Jun2018 . Sekinchan Paddyfields @ Selangor

lifer female: Dec2017 . Sekinchan Paddyfields @ Selangor

Watercock (female)

lifer Dec2017 . Sekinchan Paddyfields @ Selangor

Watercock (male)

Jun2018 . Sekinchan Paddyfields @ Selangor

Watercock (female)

Dec2018 . Sekinchan Paddyfields @ Selangor

Watercock (male)

Apr2019 . Sekinchan Paddyfields @ Selangor

Watercock (male . moulting to breeding plumage)

May2019 . Batu Kawan Wetland @ Penang

Watercock
Dec2020 . Sekinchan Paddyfields @ Selangor

Watercock

20210101 . Paddyfields @ Selangor

Watercock
Apr2021 . Paddyfields @ Selangor

Watercock
May2021 . Paddyfields @ Selangor

Watercock
May2021 . Paddyfields @ Selangor

Watercock (post-breeding plumage)
Oct2021 . Paddyfields @ Selangor

Watercock (male . breeding plumage)

May2022 . Paddyfields @ Selangor

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Watercock

Nov2023 . Paddyfields @ Selangor

Watercock

Dec2023 . Paddyfields @ Selangor