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Gallinula galeata sandvicensis

Gallinula galeata sandvicensis

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Rallidae

The Hawaiian gallinule (Gallinula galeata sandvicensis) is an endangered subspecies of the common gallinule that is endemic to the tropical Hawaiian Islands. It is also variously known as the Hawaiian common gallinule, Hawaiian moorhen, Hawaiian common moorhen, mudhen, or ʻalae ʻula ('burnt forehead' - for its prominent red frontal shield) in Hawaiian, and sometimes misleadingly as the Hawaiian red coot. It is dependent on freshwater wetland habitats with dense emergent vegetation for nesting.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru · 1