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Common Gallinule (family)

Gallinula galeata

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

The adult Common Gallinule is black with a white rump, red bill, and red face shield. The babies are gray-brown and fuzzy all over, I never get tired of finding baby birds :)

Habitat:

In a flooded ditch with a lot of lotus lily.

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Common Gallinule

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PublishedJune 25, 2013

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