Common Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus - Gallinule poule-d'eau

Systematics

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

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 38 cm
Wingspan
: 50 à 55 cm.
Weight
: 260 à 373 g

Longevity

15 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Gallinula chloropus chloropus (Europe and n Africa to Japan and se Asia)
Gallinula chloropus meridionalis (Africa south of the Sahara, St. Helena)
Gallinula chloropus pyrrhorrhoa (Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius and Comoros Is.)
Gallinula chloropus orientalis (Seychelles, Andamans, Malay Pen., Indonesia and Philippines)
Gallinula chloropus guami (n Mariana Is.)

Foreign names

Gallinule poule-d'eau,
Gallineta común,
galinha-de-água-comum,
Teichhuhn,
vízityúk,
Waterhoen,
Gallinella d'acqua,
rörhöna,
Sivhøne,
sliepočka vodná,
slípka zelenonohá,
Rørhøne (Grønbenet),
liejukana,
Grootwaterhoender,
polla d'aigua comuna,
Sefhæna,
kokoszka (zwyczajna),
ūdensvistiņa,
zelenonoga tukalica,
Камышница,
Mandar batu,
バン,
黑水鸡,
นกอีล้ำ,
紅冠水雞〔黑水雞〕,

Voice song and call

play
pause

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