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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, is a bird
species in the rail
family (Rallidae). It is
distributed across many parts...
- 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
purple swamphen has been
split into the
following species:
Western swamphen,
Porphyrio porphyrio,
southwest Europe and
northwest Africa African swamphen...
- 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
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
Tristan moorhen or
Tristan gallinule (Gallinula nesiotis) is an
extinct species of
flightless rail
endemic to the
South Atlantic island of Tristan...
- silvestris, syn.:
Pareudiastes silvestris), also
known as the
Makira moorhen, San
Cristobal moorhen or kia, is a
species of bird in the
family Rallidae. It is endemic...
- The
Samoan woodhen (Gallinula pacifica), also
known as
Samoan wood rail, is a
nearly flightless rail
endemic to the
Samoan island of Savai'i that is Critically...
