Common Moorhen

Common Moorhen	Home Bird Orders
		Alternate name
	Gallinula chloropus	Scientific name
	Gruiiformes	Order
	Rallidae	Family
	33 cms	Length
	Inland sheltered wetlands below 4,000 m avoids large lakes.	Habitat
	8-12 eggs first brood 5-8 second	Clutch
	Plant matter and small creatures.	Food Diet
	Both parents incubate and feed young.	Habits
	2922	World Number
	Least Concern	Status

Photo March 3, 2009 by sparkyfaisca © all rights reserved	Video by Keith Murdock 18 January 2007
Slideshow courtesy The Friends Of Worldbirds © all rights reserved

Common Moorhen calls
(Gallinula chloropus)
Niels Krabbe XC25646
14-05-1982, Denmark

Common Moorhen calls
(Gallinula chloropus)
Stuart Fisher XC29849
13-02-2009, United Kingdom

Common Moorhen song
(Gallinula chloropus)
Patrik Ĺberg XC26789
19-05-2008, Sweden

Common Moorhen agitation call
(Gallinula chloropus)
Rombout de Wijs XC31048 5 June 200, Netherlands

046118-IIMG_2453 Moorhens (Gallinula chloropus)

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