Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
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About Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
The common moorhen, also known as the waterhen, is a bird species in the rail family (Rallidae). It is distributed across many parts of the Old World, across Africa, Europe, and Asia. It lives around well-vegetated marshes, ponds, canals and other wetlands. The species is not found in the polar regions or many tropical rainforests; generally it is one of the most common Old World rail species, together with the Eurasian coot in some regions.
Source: Wikipedia
Visits
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2006-01-09
Kheoladeo National Park, India -
2006-03-25
Goksu Delta, Turkey -
2010-12-31
London, England -
2011-01-06
Lake Awasa, Ethiopia -
2011-01-15
Lake Ziway, Ethiopia -
2011-01-23
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia -
2011-02-01
London, England -
2013-01-08
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2013-02-01
Ang Trapeang Thmor, Cambodia -
2013-02-16
Namieri National Park, India -
2013-10-25
Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya -
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