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Common Name : Watercock     -       Scientific Name : Gallicrex cinerea ‹‹ Go Back
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Image title
: Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
Other names
: Kora
Taxonomy & status
: monotypic sp. G. cinerea resident in Sri lanka
Remarks
: male in non-breeding plumage
Red data status
: near threatened
Photographer
: Kithsiri Gunawardena
Location
: Bundala N.P
Date
: 24th December 2008
Equipment
: Canon 40D and 400 F2.8 lens with 1.4 converter
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Image title
: Water Cock Gallicrex cinerea
Other names
: Kora
Taxonomy & status
: sp G cinerea resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult female/ male in non breeding plumage
Red data status
: near threatened
Photographer
: Thushara Senanayake
Location
: Lunawa Lagoon
Date
: 18th January 2009
Equipment
: Canon S5IS
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Image title
: Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
Other names
: Kora
Taxonomy & status
: monotypic sp G cinerea resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult male in non-breeding plumage
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Hemantha Seneviratne
Location
: Embilikala, Bundala
Date
: 25th February 2013
Equipment
: Canon 500D with Sigma 50-500 zoom
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Image title
: Watercock  Gallicrex cinerea
Taxonomy & status
: sp G cinerea resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult male assuming breeding plumage
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Athula Dissanayaka
Location
: Bundala National Park
Date
: 14th March 2013
Equipment
: Canon 50D with Sigma 500 f4.5 lens
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