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Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Joost van Bruggen (XC436938). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Water RailRallus aquaticus
White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,833,503 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 1,826,241 |
| United Kingdom | 17,773 |
| England | 15,839 |
| China | 9,398 |
| Russia | 7,814 |
| Germany | 7,112 |
| France | 5,948 |
| Italy | 5,357 |
| Taiwan | 5,313 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Dietary
- OmnivoreFeeds on both plants and animalsBIRDBASE avian traits database
Group and habits
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Shrub nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in shrubs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Saucer nestingListed by a harvested source as building saucer nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Cranes, Rails, and Allies · Gruiformes |
| Family | Rails, Gallinules, and Coots · Rallidae |
| Genus | Typical Moorhens · Gallinula |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Pennsylvania, United States
- Birds of United States
- Birds of Utah
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Common Moorhen with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.