Prakruti Parichay
RallidaeGallicrex

Watercock

Ga/lfcrsx ctnerBB

38–43 cmLarge
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Widespread resident and summer visitor. Breeding male is mainly greyish- black, with yellow-tipped red bill and red shield and horn. Upperparts fringed with grey and buff Legs bright red. First-summer male has broad rufous-buff fringes to plumage. Non-breeding male and female have buff underparts withfi nebarring, and buff fringes to dark brown upperparts. Legs greenish. Juvenile has uniform rufous-buff underparts. and rufous-buff fringes to upperparts. Male is larger than female with heavier bill. Vclce Gives a serie sof 10-12 kok·kok-kok notes followed by a deep. hollow utumb-utumb-utumb repeated 10-12 times, and then by five or sixk/uck-k/uck-klucknotes. Marshes, flooded fields, canals, ponds and ditches with emergent vegetation.

Colour

Buff / TanRufous / Red-brownGreyRed
Average size
40.5 cm
Habitat
Marshes, flooded fields, canals, ponds and ditches with emergent vegetation.
Behaviour
Widespread resident and summer visitor. Breeding male is mainly greyish- black, with yellow-tipped red bill and red shield and horn.

About this bird

Widespread resident and summer visitor. Breeding male is mainly greyish- black, with yellow-tipped red bill and red shield and horn. Upperparts fringed with grey and buff Legs bright red. First-summer male has broad rufous-buff fringes to plumage. Non-breeding male and female have buff underparts withfi nebarring, and buff fringes to dark brown upperparts. Legs greenish. Juvenile has uniform rufous-buff underparts. and rufous-buff fringes to upperparts. Male is larger than female with heavier bill. Vclce Gives a serie sof 10-12 kok·kok-kok notes followed by a deep. hollow utumb-utumb-utumb repeated 10-12 times, and then by five or sixk/uck-k/uck-klucknotes. Marshes, flooded fields, canals, ponds and ditches with emergent vegetation.

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Watercock is bigger than Ferruginous Duck but smaller than A ndaman icobors Andaman Wood Pigeon.

This bird

Watercock

Ga/lfcrsx ctnerBB

38–43 cm