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White-breasted Waterhen, catching a meal
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this post was submitted on 08 Nov 2023
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Thanks! Couldn't really tell but I'm assuming some kind of leech or worm
Ah, I meant which country was it taken in - I'm from the UK, and I don't recognise the bird: most like one of our moorhens I supoose.
Ah I misunderstood. This photo was taken in Singapore, most of the pictures I have are from Asia and Australia.
White-breasted waterhens are found in South and Southeast Asia. They're part of the rail family, like moorhens as you mentioned. I agree this is a really interesting/exotic looking bird. Its long legs and overall proportions aren't like any birds I've seen in Canada
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-breasted_waterhen
This made me chuckle :)