Amaurornis
Amaurornis is a genus of birds in the rail family Rallidae. The species in this genus are typically called bush-hens. A monotypic subtribe, Amaurornithina, was proposed for this genus.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderGruiformes
- FamilyRallidae
Habitatfreshwater
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Amaurornis is a genus of birds in the rail family Rallidae. The species in this genus are typically called bush-hens. A monotypic subtribe, Amaurornithina, was proposed for this genus.
==Taxonomy== The genus Amaurornis was erected by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach in 1853 with the plain bush-hen (Amaurornis olivacea) as the type species. The name comes from the Greek amauros, meaning "dusky" or "brown" and ornis, meaning "bird".