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Common Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Rallidae

The common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus), also known as the waterhen, is a bird species in the rail family (Rallidae). It is distributed across many parts of the Old World, across Africa, Europe, and Asia. It lives around well-vegetated marshes, ponds, canals and other wetlands.

Distribution

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