Finfoots

Masked Finfoot

Heliopais personatus

The Masked Finfoot (Heliopais personatus) is a 510 g wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It stays put all year.

Family

Finfoots

Order

Gruiformes

Weight

510 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

8

Recorded in Thailand, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Singapore, Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, India.

Where to see it: Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary (Cambodia); Kranji Marsh (Singapore); Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (Singapore); Khao Yai NP* general (use more precise loc.) (Thailand).

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