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Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)

Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) Female
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) Female
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) Male
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) Male
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

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