Wildlifeof Singapore
Masked Finfoot
Heliornithidae
Photo: Tun Pin ONG · CC BY-SA 3.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Heliopais personatus
Basic stats
Habitat
Fresh and brackish wetlands
Range
Formerly the eastern Indian subcontinent, Indochina, Malaysia and Indonesia
The masked finfoot, or Asian finfoot, is a highly endangered aquatic bird formerly distributed throughout the fresh and brackish wetlands of the eastern Indian subcontinent, Indochina, Malaysia and Indonesia. Like the rest of its family, the African finfoot and the sungrebe, its relationship to other birds is poorly understood, and it is an underwater specialist (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Masked Finfoot live in?
- Fresh and brackish wetlands
- Where is the Masked Finfoot found?
- Formerly the eastern Indian subcontinent, Indochina, Malaysia and Indonesia