Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
Tasmanian Native-hen (Gallinula mortierii) - HBW 3, p. 204
French: Gallinule de Tasmanie
German: Grünfuß-Pfuhlhuhn
Spanish: Gallineta Tasmania
Taxonomy: Tribonyx mortierii Du Bus de Gisignies, 1840, Tasmania.
Although most appropriately retained in Gallinula, may merit separate subgenus along with G. ventralis on basis of morphological features. Monotypic.
Distribution: Tasmania.Introduced to Maria I (off E Tasmania).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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walking adult Locality Peter Murrell Reserve, Tasmania, Australia (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 19 January 2012 17 weeks ago 39 sec 4.3 -
walking, scratching, feeding Locality Loongana Mountain Valley Wilderness, Loongana, Tasmania, Australia (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 21 January 2012 17 weeks ago 34 sec 4 -
An adult standing in the field, than feeding Locality Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Eldert Groenewoud 18 July 2009 2 years ago 26 sec 4 -
two birds feeding on grass seeds Locality Loongana Mountain Valley Wilderness, Loongana, Tasmania, Australia (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 21 January 2012 17 weeks ago 36 sec 2.8
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Tasmanian Native-hen grazing
Locality National Park, Tasmania, Australia
Rhonda Hansch 26 March 2010 15 weeks ago 4 -
close up of a bird behind a bush
Locality Queechy Lake, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Dirk Tomsa 25 April 2009 46 weeks ago 3.9 -
Adult in the water.
Locality Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia (Monotypic species)
ALBERTO GARCIA RIOS 9 March 2006 3 years ago 3.4 -
Foraging
Locality Mount Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 26 March 2010 1 year ago 3.3 -
Two birds foraging
Locality Launceston, Tasmania, Australia (Monotypic species)
Peter Waanders 5 April 2006 2 years ago 3 -
Tasmanian Native-hen (Gallinula mortierii) on Maria Island, Tasmania.
Locality Tasmania, Australia
cel_polo 1 March 2012 1 year ago 2
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