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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...
- of Babeldaob, a few
dozen still occur, but the
total number of
common moorhens on
Palau is
about in the same
region as the Guam po****tion:
fewer than...
- 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)...
-
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...
- 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...
- 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...
-
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...
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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...
