# 029 Kampong Clickings

White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis Phoenicurus )

local name : Burong Keruak

White face and breast , merging to rufous beneath tall,and dark back and wings make species unmistakable. Commonly seen in rank vegetation,overgrown drains and along roadsides in rural areas, sometimes flying up when disturbed. Adult may be accompanied by several half-grown fluffy black chicks, the pale breast plumage gradually appearing as they grow.Monotonous single piping note endlessly repeated,or chorus of grating and gurgling notes in which both the male and female participate, competing with neighbouring pairs.

Java Sparrow ( Padda oryzivora )

[ Local name : Pipit Labuan ]