Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa) - HBW 3, p. 203
French: Gallinule sombre
German: Papuateichhuhn
Spanish: Gallineta Enlutada
Taxonomy: Gallinula tenebrosa Gould, 1846, South Australia.
Sometimes considered conspecific with G. chloropus, or to form superspecies, but the two are sympatric in Wallacea. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- frontata Wallace, 1863 - SE Borneo and Sulawesi through S Moluccas and Lesser Sundas to W & SE New Guinea.
- neumanni Hartert, 1930 - N New Guinea.
- tenebrosa Gould, 1846 - Australia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A pair preening beside a lake. Locality Coburg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (ssp tenebrosa)
Nick Talbot 31 July 2011 1 year ago 28 sec 4.7 -
Foraging. Locality Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 11 September 2011 1 year ago 27 sec 4.6 -
An adult accidentally kicking its young into the water, then trying to rescue it. Locality Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (ssp tenebrosa)
Robert Schaefer 17 September 2010 2 years ago 56 sec 4.6 -
Moorhen family life. Locality Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Robert Schaefer 9 October 2010 2 years ago 1 min 14 sec 4.5 -
An adult fixing the nest and going away Locality Australia (ssp tenebrosa)
Tom Tarrant 1995 8 years ago 36 sec 4.5 -
A pair with four chicks Locality Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (ssp tenebrosa)
Philip Griffin 29 December 2004 7 years ago 24 sec 4.3
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Adult feeding a chick in the mud
Locality Laratinga Wetlands, Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia (ssp tenebrosa)
Peter Strauss 17 November 2012 28 weeks ago 4.3 -
A Dusky Moorhen walking on a log after foraging in the water.
Locality Tomato Lake, Kewdale, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (ssp tenebrosa)
Nicholas Tomney 1 February 2013 19 weeks ago 4.2 -
This is a immature Dusky moorhen and a chick behind.
Locality Shortland Wetlands, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia (ssp tenebrosa)
slr800 5 December 2010 2 years ago 4.1 -
Dusky moorhen exiting waterway to grassy area
Locality Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia (ssp tenebrosa)
cel_polo 15 October 2011 1 year ago 4 -
One dusky moorhen chasing another
Locality Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Margaret Leggoe 7 November 2008 2 years ago 4 -
Dusky moorhen with chick.
Locality Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (ssp tenebrosa)
Margaret Leggoe 27 November 2010 2 years ago 3.9
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A group of birds calling, some of them chasing eachother. Locality Coburg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
(ssp tenebrosa)
Nick Talbot 14 April 2012 1 year ago 5 -
A young chick begging; two soft adult calls are also heard: one midway, one (very soft) towards the end Locality Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
(ssp tenebrosa)
Joe Angseesing 25 February 2009 3 years ago 3
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