White-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) catching and eating a snake @YouTubeBirds

Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

White-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) catching and eating a snake. These birds are usually seen singly or in pairs as they forage slowly along the edge of a waterbody mainly on the ground but sometimes clambering up low vegetation.

The tail is held up and jerked as they walk. They probe with their bill in mud or shallow water, also picking up food by sight. They mainly eat insects (large numbers of beetles have been recorded), small fish and reptiles, aquatic invertebrates and grains. More... indianbirds.thedynamicnature.com/2016/10/white-breasted-waterhen-Amaurornis-phoenicurus.html

Scientific classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Amaurornis
Species: A. phoenicurus

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