Common Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus - Gallinule poule-d'eau

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Gruiformes

  • Family
    :

    Rallidés

  • Genus
    :

    Gallinula

  • Species
    :

    chloropus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 38 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 50 à 55 cm.
  • Weight
    : 260 à 373 g
Longevity

15 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Gallinule poule-d'eau
adult plum. breeding
Gallinule poule-d'eau
adult plum. post breeding

Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

  • Gallinula chloropus chloropus (Europe and n Africa to Japan and se Asia)
  • Gallinula chloropus meridionalis (Africa south of the Sahara, St. Helena)
  • Gallinula chloropus pyrrhorrhoa (Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius and Comoros Is.)
  • Gallinula chloropus orientalis (Seychelles, Andamans, Malay Pen., Indonesia and Philippines)
  • Gallinula chloropus guami (n Mariana Is.)

Foreign names

  • Gallinule poule-d'eau,
  • Gallineta común,
  • galinha-de-água-comum,
  • Teichhuhn,
  • vízityúk,
  • Waterhoen,
  • Gallinella d'acqua,
  • rörhöna,
  • Sivhøne,
  • sliepočka vodná,
  • slípka zelenonohá,
  • Rørhøne (Grønbenet),
  • liejukana,
  • Grootwaterhoender,
  • polla d'aigua comuna,
  • Sefhæna,
  • kokoszka (zwyczajna),
  • ūdensvistiņa,
  • zelenonoga tukalica,
  • Камышница,
  • Mandar batu,
  • バン,
  • 黑水鸡,
  • นกอีล้ำ,
  • 紅冠水雞〔黑水雞〕,

Voice song and cries

Gallinule poule-d'eau
adult plum. breeding

Habitat

Gallinule poule-d'eau
adult

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Shrub Dominated Wetlands,

Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Permanent Inland Deltas, Permanent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Marshes/Pools ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes, Coastal Freshwater Lakes ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Ponds (below 8ha), Irrigated Land (includes irrigation channels), Canals and Drainage Channels, Ditches

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 28-08-2023
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