02 November 2024

Wak-wak mengigal

Mengigal (me- + igal; pasif: ku/kau/diigal, terigal)
menegakkan dan membentangkan bulu ekor seakan-akan untuk memperagakan diri (seperti merak, kalkun): merak mengigal. (from Wikikamus)

white-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus  phoenicurus)

I have seen this solitary adult water-hen foraging and preening in a dry open area near the roadside.
Usually, it finds food in a monsoon drain and a river bank.

WB