Watercock
| Watercock | |
|---|---|
| Watercock (Gallicrex cinerea) male in Bhigwan, Maharashtra, India. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Gallicrex Blyth, 1852 |
| Species: | G. cinerea
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| Binomial name | |
| Gallicrex cinerea (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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The watercock (Gallicrex cinerea) is a waterbird in the rail and crake family, Rallidae that is widely distributed across Southeast Asia. It is the only member of the genus Gallicrex.