UC IUCN · LC · Least Concern Gruiformes Rallidae

Common Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

UCIOC 1820

Common Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Gruiformes · Rallidae

Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus).

ATK128

DEF88

XC436938 · Joost van Bruggen · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Illustration · not to scale

Body length: 30–38 cm
Body Mass: 339.6 g
Wingspan: 52 cm
Diet: Omnivorous
Migration: Resident

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ATK 128

Dagger-like or spear bill specialized for precision thrusts and instantaneous underwater strike acceleration (ATK 128).

DEF 88

Tightly preened water-repellent oiled plumage resisting freezing currents and dive water resistance (DEF 88).

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How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Palearctic & Africa & Indian Ocean & Oriental & Pacific Ocean: widespread Habitat: Wetlands & Marsh

5 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Gallinula chloropus chloropus
Europe and n Africa to Japan and se Asia
Gallinula chloropus meridionalis
Africa s of the Sahara and St. Helena (tropical se Atlantic Ocean)
Gallinula chloropus pyrrhorrhoa
Comoros, Madagascar, Réunion and Mauritius (w, c Mascarenes)
Gallinula chloropus orientalis
Inner Is. (ne Seychelles), Andamans, Malay Pen., Greater and Lesser Sundas, Sulawesi region and Philippines
Gallinula chloropus guami
n Mariana Is. and Guam (w Micronesia)

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