Common Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus

Gallinule poule-d'eau

Common Moorhenadult
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.
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  • adult
  • Gallineta común
  • galinha-de-água-comum
  • Teichhuhn
  • Gallinula chloropus
  • Gruiformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Gruiformes
Family : Rallidae
Species : Common Moorhen

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures

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The picture

O.Net ref. : cadw47982
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Plumage : adult

Shooting

date : 2008 Feb
Country : South Africa (sf)
Region : Gauteng
Place : Marievale Marievale
Lat. : 26° 22' 42'' South
Lng. : 28° 28' 18'' East

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D300
Exposure : 1/1000 s

aperture : 5.6

Focal length : 550 mm

Iso : 400

Flash : no