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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

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