Back Meunom ACE Grootwaterhoender Afrikaans Gallinula chloropus AN دجاجة الماء خضراء الأقدام Arabic دجاجة الماء خضراء الاقدام ARZ পানীডাউক Assamese Gallinula chloropus AST Tikitiki Aymara Adi qamışfərəsi Azerbaijani Ҡамыш тауығы Bashkir
| Common moorhen | |
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| Adult G. c. chloropus and audio recording of call, both from France | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Gallinula |
| Species: | G. chloropus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gallinula chloropus | |
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About five; see text | |
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| Range of G. chloropus Breeding Resident Non-breeding Probably extinct
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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, from Africa to Europe and Asia.[1]
The common moorhen lives around well-vegetated marshes, ponds, canals and other wetlands.[1] The species is not found in the polar regions or many tropical rainforests. Elsewhere it is likely the most common rail species, except for the Eurasian coot in some regions.
The closely related common gallinule of the New World has been recognized as a separate species by most authorities,[2][circular reference] starting with the American Ornithologists' Union and the International Ornithological Committee in 2011.[3]
- ^ a b c BirdLife International (2019). "Gallinula chloropus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T62120190A155506651. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T62120190A155506651.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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