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Birds

Common
Moorhen

Least Concern

Stable

Common Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

The Common Moorhen lives around well-vegetated marshes, ponds, canals and other wetlands. The Moorhen is a distinctive species, with dark plumage apart from the white undertail, yellow legs and a red frontal shield. The young are browner and lack the red shield.

Indian Moorhen

Regional Names
  • Assamese:
    পানীডাউক
  • Bengali:
    পাতি জলমুরগি
  • Bhojpuri:
    बोडोर
  • French:
    Gallinule poule-d’eau
  • Gujarati:
    જળ કૂકડી, જળમુરઘી
  • Hindi:
    काली जलमुर्गी
  • Malayalam:
    പട്ടക്കോഴി
  • Marathi:
    काळी पाणकोंबडी
  • Nepali:
    बगाले सिमकुखुरा
  • Sanskrit:
    कृष्णा जलकुक्कुटी
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Taxanomy

GRUIFORMES
RALLIDAE
Gallinula chloropus

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