Black-tailed Nativehen

Tribonyx ventralis

Least Concern

The Black-tailed Nativehen is a rail, crake, gallinule, coot, or swamphen of Australia and nearby islands. It usually keeps close to dense cover around marshes, wet grassland, flooded fields, or shallow water, where it searches for seeds, shoots, insects, and other small invertebrates with its long toes spreading its weight on soft ground.

Family

Rallidae

Group

Rails, Gallinules, and Allies

Range

Black-tailed Nativehen Range — Resident or seasonal range in Australia and nearby islands

Population

≈ Unknown

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