Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) - HBW 3, p. 200
French: Gallinule poule-d'eau
German: Teichhuhn
Spanish: Gallineta Común
Other common names: Common Gallinule
Taxonomy: Fulica Chloropus Linnaeus, 1758, England.
Sometimes considered conspecific with G. tenebrosa, or to form superspecies, but the two are sympatric in Wallacea. Many other races described; possible races correiana and indica included in nominate. Twelve subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- chloropus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Europe, North Africa, Azores, Canaries and Cape Verde Is E through W, C & S Asia to Japan, S to Sri Lanka and C Malaysia; N populations winter S to Mediterranean region, sub-Saharan Africa and S Asia.
- meridionalis (C. L. Brehm, 1831) - sub-Saharan Africa and St Helena.
- pyrrhorrhoa A. Newton, 1861 - Madagascar, Reunion, Mauritius and Comoros Is.
- chloropus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Europe, North Africa, Azores, Canaries and Cape Verde Is E through W, C & S Asia to Japan, S to Sri Lanka and C Malaysia; N populations winter S to Mediterranean region, sub-Saharan Africa and S Asia.
- meridionalis (C. L. Brehm, 1831) - sub-Saharan Africa and St Helena.
- pyrrhorrhoa A. Newton, 1861 - Madagascar, Reunion, Mauritius and Comoros Is.
- orientalis Horsfield, 1821 - Seychelles, Andamans, S Malaysia and Greater & W Lesser Sundas to Philippines and Palau Is.
- guami Hartert, 1917 - Northern Mariana Is.
- sandvicensis Streets, 1877 - Hawaiian Is.
- cachinnans Bangs, 1915 - SE Canada and USA through Central America to W Panama, also Bermuda and Galapagos; N populations winter S to Panama and possibly beyond.
- cerceris Bangs, 1910 - Greater & Lesser Antilles.
- barbadensis Bond, 1954 - Barbados.
- pauxilla Bangs, 1915 - E Panama, N & W Colombia, W Ecuador and coastal NW Peru.
- garmani Allen, 1876 - Andes of Peru, Chile, Bolivia and NW Argentina.
- galeata (Lichtenstein, 1818) - Trinidad and the Guianas S through Brazil to N Argentina and Uruguay.
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Long call. Locality S'Albufera des Grau Natural Park, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
(ssp chloropus)
Carlos Fabregat 27 September 2011 1 year ago 4 -
Short calls. Locality S'Albufera des Grau Natural Park, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
(ssp chloropus)
Carlos Fabregat 27 September 2011 1 year ago 4 -
Calling while feeding Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp chloropus)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 2003 3 years ago 4 -
Calls of two birds Locality Surrey, England, Great Britain
(ssp chloropus)
Stuart Fisher 3 years ago 4 -
Calls by several birds. Locality Fortaleza, Ceará State, Brazil
(ssp galeata)
Ciro Albano 19 March 2007 4 years ago 4 -
Several calls of a diferent birds in a pond. Locality São Paulo Zoo, São Paulo City, São Paulo State, Brazil
(ssp galeata)
Josep del Hoyo 25 August 2010 2 years ago 3 -
2 birds calling to each other Locality London Wetland Centre, London, England, Great Britain
(ssp chloropus)
Stuart Fisher 21 March 2009 3 years ago 3 -
Characteristic call Locality London Wetland Centre, London, England, Great Britain
(ssp chloropus)
Stuart Fisher 21 March 2009 3 years ago 3 -
Bird call. Locality São Paulo Botanical Garden, São Paulo City, São Paulo State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 30 September 2011 23 weeks ago 0
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