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Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)

Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)

About Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
  • Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies

The common gallinule is a bird in the family Rallidae. It was split from the common moorhen by the American Ornithologists' Union in July 2011. It lives around well-vegetated marshes, ponds, canals, and other wetlands in the Americas. The common gallinule is one of the most conspicuous rail species in North America, along with the American coot.

Source: Wikipedia

Lifelists

Trips

Visits

  • 2005-03-29

    Kauai - Lihue, United States of America

  • 2006-12-02

    Isla Isabella - Punta Moreno, Ecuador

  • 2006-12-08

    Isla Isabella - Puerta Villamil, Ecuador
    Image from 2006-12-08

  • 2008-01-07

    Playa de Los Reyes, Mexico

  • 2008-02-17

    San Jose del Cabo - Estuary, Mexico

  • 2008-12-06

    Colusa National Wildlife Refuge, United States of America

  • 2009-06-01

    Redwood Valley, United States of America

  • 2010-01-03

    Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, United States of America

  • 2010-02-21

    Lerma Marshes, Mexico

  • 2013-04-17

    Brazoria NWR (UTC 108), United States of America

  • 2013-04-19

    Anahuac NWR (UTC 049), United States of America

  • 2014-01-21

    Jimani, Dominican Republic

  • 2014-01-22

    Laguna de Oviedo, Dominican Republic

  • 2014-01-22

    Cabo Rojo - Pedernales, Dominican Republic

  • 2014-02-22

    Santa Fe Grade, United States of America

  • 2015-10-28

    Parque Nacional Soberania, Panama

  • 2016-01-03

    Reserva Natural de Humacao, United States of America

  • 2016-09-07

    Urubamba, Peru

  • 2016-12-19

    Fontainebleau State Park, United States of America

  • 2019-06-24

    Parque Nacional Lauca, Chile

  • 2019-06-26

    Arica, Chile

  • 2021-11-19

    Buenos Aires Reserva Costeneras, Argentina

  • 2021-12-12

    Buenos Aires Reserva Costeneras, Argentina

  • 2023-02-06

    Parque La Florida, Colombia

  • 2024-01-25

    Wakodahatchee Wetlands, United States of America

  • 2024-01-26

    Havana, Cuba

  • 2024-01-30

    Playa Larga, Cuba

  • 2024-02-02

    Laguna de Leche, Cuba

  • 2024-02-05

    Sierra del Chorillo, Cuba

  • 2024-10-09

    Barranquilla Swamp, Colombia

  • 2025-03-19

    Bathsheba, Barbados

  • 2025-03-20

    Long Bay, Barbados

  • 2025-03-21

    Random Cow Ponds, Barbados

  • 2025-04-12

    St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda

  • 2025-04-14

    McKinnon's Pond, Antigua and Barbuda