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Common Gallinule

Gallinula galeata

Photo by James McNair
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Field Notes

Description:

The most widely distributed member of the rail family, the Common Gallinule inhabits marshes and ponds from Canada to Chile, from northern Europe to southern Africa, and across Asia to the Pacific. Vocal and boldly marked, the species can be quite conspicuous, sometimes using its long toes to walk atop floating vegetation.

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Gallinule/id

Habitat:

Wetlands

Notes:

Immature with adult bottom left

Reference Links:

Common Gallinule, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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