Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)

Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) Female

Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) Male


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Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) Female

Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) Male
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
Trips
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
Lijiang - Lashihai Wetland Park, China -
2013-02-01
Ang Trapeang Thmor, Cambodia -
2013-02-16
Namieri National Park, India -
2013-10-25
Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya -
2015-03-26
Juego de Bolas, Spain -
2017-01-01
Mabamba Swamp, Uganda -
2017-11-15
Andasibe, Madagascar -
2017-11-19
Ankarafantsika Nature Reserve, Madagascar -
2017-11-23
Antananarivo, Madagascar -
2017-11-25
London, England -
2019-10-03
Orkney Islands, England -
2019-10-05
London, England -
2021-09-24
Oxford, England -
2021-09-26
Selsey, England -
2021-09-27
Selsey, England -
2021-09-28
Selsey, England -
2023-03-17
Tempasuk Plain, Malaysia -
2023-03-18
Tempasuk Plain, Malaysia -
2024-02-22
Naha Triangular Pond, Japan -
2024-03-02
Tama River, Japan -
2024-07-17
Taipei Botanical Garden, Taiwan -
2024-07-18
Daan Park, Taiwan -
2024-08-11
Tamblingan Lake, Indonesia -
2025-01-29
Arusha National Park, Tanzania -
2025-02-10
Pemba - Ngezi Forest, Tanzania -
2025-02-14
Stone Town, Tanzania -
2025-02-21
Oued Massa, Morocco -
2025-02-26
Lac Zerouka, Morocco -
2025-02-27
Source of Esskhounate, Morocco -
2025-02-27
Volubilis, Morocco -
2025-02-28
Volubilis, Morocco -
2025-03-04
La Janda, Spain -
2025-03-04
Bonanza, Spain -
2025-03-07
La Janda, Spain -
2025-03-08
La Janda, Spain -
2025-03-10
Cordoba, Spain -
2025-03-10
Toledo, Spain -
2025-03-11
Toledo, Spain -
2025-03-11
Parque Nacional Tablas Daimiel, Spain -
2025-03-12
Toledo, Spain -
2025-08-15
Genung Kerinci, Indonesia