Moorhen
There must be few visitors to the Norfolk Broads who would not recognise the moorhen. It can be seen almost anywhere in East Anglia where there is a river, lake or pond.
Moorhen Mania: The splitting and renaming of the Common Moorhen
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Rail - common name for some members of the large family Rallidae, marsh birds that include the gallinule and the coot, two specialized rails.
Moorhen
Common Moorhen
Both Sexes
Black with a white tail and red bill and forehead.
Moorhen, Common Gallinula chloropus Found: The Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa
Photographed by: 1) Dick Daniels in North Carolina 2) Dick in England 3, 6) Dick in the Galapagos
5, 7, 8) Dick at Birds of Eden, South Africa 4) Sandy Cole at ...
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus)
Status Uncommon transient, rare and local in summer. Breeds.
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
The Common Moorhen is widely distributed across a large part of the world but is missing from the higher latitudes and Australia. It is found in freshwater wetlands, rivers, ponds, lakes, etc.
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) is a common resident and winter visitor in India. Size: 34 cm.
Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus )
Common Moorhen, Laguna Madre Nature Trail, South Padre Island, Texas
Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details) ...
The Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) is a duck-like member of the Rail family with a nearly worldwide distribution.
A moorhen chick is left behind and the father struggles to return it to the nest.
Cat fight
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The moorhen coloration is distinctive, with a slate-black breast, dark black head and neck, olive-green back, white rump, and a white stripe on each flank. The moorhen stands erect on large yellow legs and feet.
The moorhen is a medium-sized, ground-dwelling bird, that is usually found near water. From a distance it looks black with a ragged white line along its body. Up close it is olive-brown on the back and the head and underneath are blue-grey.
Common Moorhen: Medium-sized, chicken-like marsh bird with gray-brown back and slate-gray head, neck, breast, and belly. Upper flanks show distinct white line. Yellow-tipped red bill is short with red frontal plate extending onto forehead.
Common Moorhen
(Gallinula chloropus)
Status: Vagrant.
Last recorded on site in 1997
This species is State Endangered. It is in danger of extinction as a breeding species in the state of Illinois.
Diet The common moorhen is omnivorous and feeds while walking on plants or while floating on the water. It swims across the water to scoop up floating seeds and other materials from plants floating on the surface of the water.
Moorhens
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Lesser Moorhen Gallinula angulata
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Common Moorhen, or Common Gallinule, Gallinula chloropus
Relevant Web Resources: Gallinule Photos (Birding Forum) ... Birds - Everything About Swamphens ... Birds - Everything About Rails and Coots (Gallinules are part of the Rail family) ...
Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
Black-tailed Native-hen Gallinula ventralis
Waders
Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus (Torea) ...
Common Moorhens inhabit freshwater marshes, lakes, and ponds. They usually build nests with ramps over water.
Common Moorhen is of similar size and shape but has a reddish bill with a yellowish tip, a white stripe along the flanks, and a brownish back.
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus. Breeder. Fairly common in spring, summer, and fall, and uncommon in winter in Gulf Coast region. In Inland Coastal Plain, uncommon in summer and uncommon to rare in spring and fall.
Common Moorhen
Summer Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no
Common Nighthawk
Summer Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no ...
Common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Northern pintail (Anas acuta)
Greater scaup (Aythya marila)
Purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
Common green darner (Anax junius)
Common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) ...
The Common Moorhen pumps its head back and forth as it swims, kind of like a kid's pull-toy. Feeds on a variety of foods, including sedge seeds floating on the surface, as here at Shollenberger Park is the slough along the northeast side.
A 3-minute passive listening period was followed by a broadcast of tape-recorded calls of Pied-billed Grebe, American Bittern, Least Bittern, Green-backed Heron, Virginia Rail, Sora, King Rail, and Common Moorhen.
The Hawaiian gallinule, a subspecies of the Common Moorhen, stands 13 inches tall. It is a slate-gray color, darker on the head and neck than elsewhere. It has white feathers on the flanks and under its tail.
Gallinula chloropus - Moorhen, Common Gallinule
Gallinula martinica - American Purple Gallinule
Porphyrula
Porphyrula alleni - Allen's Gallinule
Fulica
Fulica americana - American Coot, Common Coot ...
Purple Gallinule share habitat (fresh water marshes) with the Common Moorhen. In the late summer juveniles of both species will be present. Distinguish the juvenile Common Moorhen by its white side stripe.
THE COMMON GALLINULE.
[Common Moorhen.]
GALLINULA CHLOROPUS, Linn.
[Gallinula chloropus.] ...
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
King Rail (Rallus elegans)
Purple Gallinule (Porphyrula martinica)
Sora (Porzana carolina)
Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)
Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) ...
 See also: Coot, Purple, Gallinule, Warbler, Sandpiper
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