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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...
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Common moorhens are
known to
partake in both
intraspecific and
interspecific parasitism,
meaning they will lay
their eggs in the
nests of
other moorhens as...
- breeding, but
otherwise gregarious. The
dusky moorhen may nest
alongside the
purple swamphen.
Dusky moorhens are diurnal, and
roost at
nighttime alone, in...
- the literature. They
propose that the
extinct moorhen of
Tristan (Gallinula nesiotis) and the
moorhens that live on
Gough and
Tristan today (G. comeri)...
- 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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subspecies of
common moorhen (G. chloropus) in the literature. They
propose that the
extinct moorhen of
Tristan (G. nesiotis) and the
moorhens that live on Gough...
- 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
purple swamphen has been
split into the
following species:
Western swamphen,
Porphyrio porphyrio,
southwest Europe and
northwest Africa African swamphen...
- 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...
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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...
