Common Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus

Gallinule poule-d'eau

Common Moorhen adult
Common residents in South Africa, where there is sufficient water and a dense vegetation.

Résidents communs en Afrique du Sud. Milieux humides à végétation dense.

The species

Classification

Order : Gruiformes
Family : Rallidae
Species : Common Moorhen


Species photos

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The photo

O.Net reference : cadw47863
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Plumage : adult

Photo details

Date : 2008 Jan.
Country : South Africa (sf)
Region : Gauteng
Location : Marievale Marievale
Lat. : 26° 22' 1'' South
Lng. : 28° 28' 59'' East

Exif data [+][-]

Model : NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D300
Speed : 1/2000 s
Aperture : 5.6
Focal length : 550 mm
Iso : 640
Flash : no