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Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
28 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.
Easily confused with
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
American CootFulica americana
Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
Red-fronted CootFulica rufifrons
SoraPorzana carolina
Wattled JacanaJacana jacana
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Canada | 167,788 |
|---|---|
| Ontario | 112,837 |
| New York | 67,709 |
| United States | 45,256 |
| Michigan | 38,785 |
| Ohio | 34,503 |
| Hawaii | 22,318 |
| New Jersey | 15,798 |
| Mississippi | 14,264 |
| Wisconsin | 11,819 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Dietary
- HerbivoreFeeds primarily on plantsBIRDBASE avian traits database
Group and habits
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.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 Bogota Capital District, Colombia
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 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 Gallinule with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.