Masked Finfoot

Heliopais personatus

Critically Endangered

The Masked Finfoot is a shy swimming bird of South and Southeast Asian forested rivers and mangroves. It slips along shaded rivers, mangroves, swamps, and forested wetlands, taking aquatic insects, crustaceans, small fish, and plant matter while staying close to cover.

Family: Heliornithidae
Group: Finfoots
Range: Masked Finfoot Range — Resident or seasonal range in South and Southeast Asian forested rivers and mangroves
Population: ≈ 100-300

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