Common Gallinule

Gallinula galeata - Gallinule d'Amérique

Systematics

Order
:
Gruiformes
Family
:
Rallidés
Genus
:
Gallinula
Species
:
galeata

Descriptor

Lichtenstein, MHC, 1818

Biometrics

Size
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Wingspan
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Weight
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Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.

Subspecific information 7 subspecies

Gallinula galeata galeata (Trinidad, the Guianas south to Uruguay and n Argentina)
Gallinula galeata sandvicensis (Hawaiian Is.)
Gallinula galeata cachinnans (se Canada, USA to w Panama, Bermuda, Galápagos Is.)
Gallinula galeata cerceris (Greater and Lesser Antilles)
Gallinula galeata barbadensis (Barbados)
Gallinula galeata pauxilla (e Panama, n and w Colombia and w Ecuador to sw Peru and n Chile)
Gallinula galeata garmani (Andes of Peru, Chile, Bolivia and Argentina)

Foreign names

Gallinule d'Amérique,
Gallineta americana,
galinha-de-água-americana,
Amerikateichhuhn,
Amerikaans Waterhoen,
Gallinella americana,
amerikansk rörhöna,
Amerikasivhøne,
sliepočka nahana,
slípka americká,
Amerikansk Rørhøne,
amerikanliejukana,
polla d'aigua americana,
kokoszka amerykańska,
Американская камышница,
アメリカバン,
美洲黑水鸡,
普通水雞,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Shrub Dominated Wetlands,

Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Permanent Inland Deltas, Permanent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Marshes/Pools ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes, Coastal Freshwater Lakes ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Ponds (below 8ha), Irrigated Land (includes irrigation channels), Canals and Drainage Channels, Ditches