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Amaurornis

Amaurornis is a genus of birds in the family Rallidae. The name comes from the Greek amauros, meaning "dusky" or "brown" and ornis, meaning "bird".

It contains the following species:

  • Brown crake (Amaurornis akool)
  • Plain bush-hen (Amaurornis olivacea)
  • Isabelline bush-hen (Amaurornis isabellina)
  • Pale-vented bush-hen, rufous-tailed bush-hen or rufous-tailed waterhen (Amaurornis moluccana)
  • White-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
  • Black crake (Amaurornis flavirostra)
  • Sakalava rail (Amaurornis olivieri)
  • Black-tailed crake (Amaurornis bicolor)
  • Talaud bush-hen (Amaurornis magnirostris)
  • White-browed crake (Amaurornis cinerea)