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...
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The common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus), also known as the waterhen or swamp chicken, is a bird species in the rail family (Rallidae). It is distributed...
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The dusky moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa) is a bird species in the rail family and is one of the eight extant species in the moorhen genus. It occurs in...
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The Tristan moorhen (Gallinula nesiotis) is an extinct species of flightless rail endemic to the South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha. It was very...
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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 screw gunboat...
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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...
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The Gough moorhen (Gallinula comeri) is a medium-sized, almost flightless bird that is similar to the common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus), but is smaller...
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The moorhen flea (Dasypsyllus gallinulae) is a flea originating from South America. It is now globally widespread. It is a large flea, easily identified...
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Purple swamphen (redirect from Purple Moorhen)
The purple swamphen has been split into the following species: Western swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio, southwest Europe and northwest Africa African swamphen...
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Hawaiian gallinule (redirect from Hawaiian Moorhen)
variously known as the Hawaiian common gallinule, Hawaiian moorhen, Hawaiian common moorhen, mudhen, or ‘alae ‘ula (“burnt forehead” - for its prominent...
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