Dusky Moorhen

Gallinula tenebrosa - Gallinule sombre

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Gruiformes

  • Family
    :

    Rallidés

  • Genus
    :

    Gallinula

  • Species
    :

    tenebrosa

Descriptor

Gould, 1846

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 40 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 55 à 65 cm.
  • Weight
    : -
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Gallinule sombre
adult
Gallinule sombre
juvenile

Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

  • Gallinula tenebrosa tenebrosa (Australia)
  • Gallinula tenebrosa frontata (se Borneo to Sulawesi, s Moluccas, Lesser Sundas and se New Guinea)
  • Gallinula tenebrosa neumanni (n New Guinea)

Foreign names

  • Gallinule sombre,
  • Gallineta enlutada,
  • galinha-de-água-enlutada,
  • Papuateichhuhn,
  • pápua vízityúk,
  • Zwart Waterhoen,
  • Gallinella fosca,
  • mörk rörhöna,
  • Australsivhøne,
  • sliepočka tmavá,
  • slípka tmavá,
  • Mørk Rørhøne,
  • tummaliejukana,
  • polla endolada,
  • kokoszka ciemna,
  • Тёмная камышница,
  • Mandar kelam,
  • ネッタイバン,
  • 暗色水鸡,
  • mörk rörhöna,
  • 烏水雞,

Voice song and cries

Gallinule sombre
Poussin

Habitat

Gallinule sombre
adult

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Seasonal/Intermittent/Irr

egular Rivers/Streams/Creeks, Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Freshwater Lakes ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Rural Gardens ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Ponds (below 8ha)

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

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