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Moorhens—sometimes
called marsh hens—are medium-sized
water birds that are
members of the rail
family (Rallidae). Most
species are
placed in the genus...
- The
common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus), also
known as the
waterhen or
swamp chicken, is a bird
species in the rail
family (Rallidae). It is distributed...
- The
dusky moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa) is a bird
species in the rail
family and is one of the
eight extant species in the
moorhen genus. It
occurs in...
- The
Gough moorhen (Gallinula comeri) is a medium-sized,
almost flightless bird that is
similar to the
common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus), but is smaller...
- The
Tristan moorhen (Gallinula nesiotis) is an
extinct species of
flightless rail
endemic to the
South Atlantic island of
Tristan da Cunha. It was very...
- The
lesser moorhen (Paragallinula angulata) is a
species of bird in the
family Rallidae. It is
sometimes placed into the
genus Gallinula. It is the only...
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ships of the
Royal Navy have
borne the name HMS
Moorhen,
after the
moorhen, a
water bird: HMS
Moorhen (1875) was a Forester-class
composite **** gunboat...
- The
moorhen flea (Dasypsyllus gallinulae) is a flea
originating from
South America. It is now
globally widespread. It is a
large flea,
easily identified...
- The
purple swamphen has been
split into the
following species:
Western swamphen,
Porphyrio porphyrio,
southwest Europe and
northwest Africa African swamphen...
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variously known as the
Hawaiian common gallinule,
Hawaiian moorhen,
Hawaiian common moorhen, mudhen, or ‘alae ‘ula (“burnt forehead” - for its prominent...
