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The common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus), also known as the waterhen or swamp chicken, is a bird species in the rail family (Rallidae). It is distributed across many parts of the Old World
Scientific Name : Gallinula Chloropus
Family : Rallidae
Order : Gruiformes
Class : Aves
Type : Rails, Crakes, Gallinules And Coots
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 30 - 38 cm
Compare Size : House crow -
Wingspan : 50 - 62 cm
Weight : 192 - 500 g
Migratory : Resident
Sex Alike : Yes
Nesting Season : July - September
Other Names :
English : Waterhen, Swamp Chicken, Eurasian Moorhen
Hindi : काली जलमुर्गी, सामान्य जल मुर्गी
Marathi : काळी पाणकोंबडी
Habitat:
well-vegetated marshes, ponds, canals and other wetlands
Breeding:
Eggs - 5 to 12, Pale yellowish to warm buff stone colour, blotched with dark reddish brown.
Feeding:
wide variety of vegetable material and small aquatic creatures
| Male & Female | |
|---|---|
| Tail | white undertail |
| Head | black with red frontal shield |
| Bill | red with yellow tip |
| Legs | yellowish-green |
| Wing | blackish-olive |
| Neck | black |
| Back | blackish-olive |
| Young Birds | |
|---|---|
| Note : browner and lack the red shield also red and yellow in bill is missing |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2019 | Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Rajasthan |
| 01 Feb 2019 | Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Rajasthan |
