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Common Moorehen
Gallinula galeata
30.3747, -83.8122
Field Notes
Description:
Also known as Common Gallinule
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Moorhen/id/ac
Dark, with white flank stripe.
Red bill and forehead.
Swims on surface of water like a duck.
Bill triangular like a chicken's, not flat like a duck's.
White stripe on sides of undertail.
Habitat:
Freshwater or brackish marshes with tall emergent vegetation, ponds, canals, and rice fields.
Notes:
This was taken while floating down the Wacissa River in a rubber boat. Momma made sure her chicks were not far behind as they swam past to hide in the tall grasses.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJanuary 13, 2012
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