black tailed crake
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PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN # 410 (Observe the Bird and recognize)..BLACK TAILED CRAKE ...[From a Photograph of MR. ROON BHUYAN] ... WATERCOLOUR ...A4...2014... The black-tailed crake (Amaurornis bicolor) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. Taxonomy: Porzana bicolor Walden, 1872, Rungbee, Darjeeling, India. Sometimes retained in Porzana or placed in genus Amaurornis. Monotypic. Distribution: E Nepal, Bhutan, NE India and Myanmar E to SC China (S Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan), and S to N Thailand, N Laos and NW Vietnam. 20–22 cm. Rufous brown upperparts contrast with ashy grey head, neck and underparts; tail black; bill pale bluish green with pale tip and red patch near base. Song has initial rasping “waak-waak” call, followed by long descending trill, with interval of 5 SEC. Habitat : Forest patches in and around rice cultivation; swampy patches and streams in forest. Food and feeding : Worms, molluscs, insects, and seeds of marsh plants. Recorded feeding with rapid pecking motion, wings drooped, tail cocked. Not globally threatened. Infrequently recorded because of its skulking habits, but formerly regarded as locally common. http://paintingindia.weebly.com/
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