UC IUCN · LC · Least Concern Gruiformes Rallidae

Dusky Moorhen

Gallinula tenebrosa

UCIOC 1818

Dusky Moorhen

Gallinula tenebrosa

Gruiformes · Rallidae

Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa).

ATK151

DEF110

1784 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body length: 25–32 cm
Body Mass: 530.1 g
Diet: Omnivorous
Migration: Resident

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 151

Dagger-like or spear bill specialized for precision thrusts and instantaneous underwater strike acceleration (ATK 151).

DEF 110

Tightly preened water-repellent oiled plumage resisting freezing currents and dive water resistance (DEF 110).

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How to identify

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Similar species

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Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Australasia: Wallacea & New Guinea & Eastern Australia & Tasmania & New Britain (Southeastern Bismarck Arch.) and New Caledonia Habitat: Wetlands & Marsh

3 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Gallinula tenebrosa frontata
se Borneo (formerly) to Sulawesi region, c, s Moluccas, Lesser Sundas and w, se New Guinea
Gallinula tenebrosa neumanni
n New Guinea
Gallinula tenebrosa tenebrosa
far sw WA, ec QLD to se SA and n Tasmania (sw, e Australia)

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