Gallinula chloropus

IOC Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Cladus: Amniota • Cladus: Reptilia • Cladus: Archosauria • Classis: Aves • Superordo: Neognathae • Ordo: Gruiformes • Familia: Rallidae • Genus: Gallinula • Species: Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus, 1758)

See also Gallinula galeata (formerly treated as Gallinula chloropus galeata)

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Common Moorhen']

• English: Common Moorhen
• Acèh: Meunom
• Afrikaans: Grootwaterhoender
• العربية: دجاجة الماء خضراء الأقدام
• مصرى: دجاجة الماء خضراء الاقدام
• অসমীয়া: পানীডাউক
• asturianu: gallineta
• Aymar aru: Tikitiki
• azərbaycanca: Adi qamışfərəsi
• башҡортса: Ҡамыш тауығы
• беларуская: Чаротніца
• български: Зеленоножка
• भोजपुरी: बोडोर
• भोजपुरी: बोडोर
• বাংলা: পাতি জলমুরগি
• brezhoneg: Douryar voutin
• català: polla d'aigua comuna
• corsu: Ghjallinetta
• čeština: slípka zelenonohá
• Cymraeg: iâr ddŵr
• dansk: Grønbenet Rørhøne, Rørhøne (Grønbenet)
• Deutsch: Teichhuhn, Teichralle
• ދިވެހިބަސް: އޮޅުވަލު ކަނބިލި
• Esperanto: Verdkrura galinolo
• español: Gallineta común, Polla de agua
• eesti: tait
• euskara: Uroilo arrunt
• فارسی: چنگر نوک‌سرخ معمولی
• suomi: liejukana
• føroyskt: Sevhøna
• fɔ̀ngbè: Tɔkoklo
• français: Gallinule poule-d’eau, Gallinule poule-d'eau, Poule d'eau
• Nordfriisk: Weederhan
• Frysk: Reidhintsje
• Gaeilge: Cearc uisce
• Gàidhlig: Cearc-uisge
• galego: Galiña de río
• Gaelg: Kiark ushtey
• Hausa: Kazar ruwa
• עברית: סופית מצויה
• hrvatski: mlakuša
• magyar: vízityúk
• հայերեն: Եղեգնահավ
• Bahasa Indonesia: Mandar batu
• Ido: Galinelo
• íslenska: Sefhæna
• italiano: Gallinella d'acqua
• 日本語: バン
• ქართული: წყლის ქათამი
• адыгэбзэ: Къамылджэд
• қазақша: Сутартар
• 한국어: 쇠물닭
• kurdî: Mirîşka zelkav
• kernowek: Lagyar
• кыргызча: Кызыл чеке кашкалдак
• lietuvių: nendrinė vištelė
• latviešu: ūdensvistiņa
• македонски: Црвеноклуна блатна кокошка
• മലയാളം: പട്ടക്കോഴി
• मराठी: काळी पाणकोंबडी
• Bahasa Melayu: Burung Tiong Air
• မြန်မာဘာသာ: ရေကြက်
• norsk bokmål: Sivhøne
• Plattdüütsch: Tockhohn
• Nedersaksies: waoterkiep
• नेपाली: बगाले सिमकुखुरा
• Nederlands: Waterhoen, waterhoen
• norsk nynorsk: Sivhøne
• norsk: Sivhøne
• Diné bizaad: Tó wónaanídę́ę́ʼ tóidoozohii bidaaʼ łichíʼígíí
• livvinkarjala: Liivukana
• ଓଡ଼ିଆ: ମାଣ୍ଡିଆଖାଇ ପକ୍ଷୀ
• Picard: Poulhe d'ioe
• polski: kokoszka (zwyczajna)
• پنجابی: عام میدانی مرغی
• português: galinha-d'água-comum, Galinha-d'água, Rábia-coelha
• Runa Simi: Tiki
• română: Găinușă de baltă
• русский: Камышница
• русиньскый: Камышниця зеленонога
• Scots: Stank-hen
• davvisámegiella: Láttovuonccis
• slovenčina: sliepočka vodná
• slovenščina: zelenonoga tukalica
• српски / srpski: Барска кокица
• Seeltersk: Woaterhanne
• svenska: rörhöna
• தமிழ்: தாழைக் கோழி
• ไทย: นกอีล้ำ
• Tagalog: uwis
• Türkçe: Saztavuğu
• українська: курочка водяна
• vèneto: Sfojo
• Tiếng Việt: Kịch
• West-Vlams: Spierhoan
• 吴语: 黑水鸡
• 粵語: 紅冠水雞
• 中文: 黑水鸡
• 中文（中国大陆）: 黑水鸡
• 中文（繁體）: 紅冠水雞
• 中文（臺灣）: 紅冠水雞

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Gallinula chloropus

IUCN: Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus, 1758) (old web site) (Least Concern)

Photos

Gallinula chloropus chloropus

Europe, Asia

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  Uetersen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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  Uetersen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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  Rombergpark, Dortmund, Germany
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  Germany
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  Stevenage, England
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  England
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  Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England
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  Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England
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  Preening; Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England
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  Adult with chicks; Regents Park, London, England
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  On nest; Stevenage, England
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  On nest; Croydon, England
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  Adult with chick; Croydon, England
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  Blair Drummond, Scotland
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  Adult with chicks; Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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  Adult with chicks; Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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  Rotterdam, Netherlands
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  Rotterdam, Netherlands
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  Den Haag, Netherlands
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  Wilgenhoek, Deerlijk, Belgium
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  Adult with chick; Parc de Bercy, Paris, France
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  La Rochelle, France
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  Poland
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  Germany
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  Netherlands
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  Germany
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  Bismil, Turkey
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  Daan Park, Taiwan
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  Taipei, Taiwan
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  Thol, Gujarat, India
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  Secunderabad, Telangana, India
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  Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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  Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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  Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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  Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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  Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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  Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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  Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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  Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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  Adult with chicks; Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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  Adult with chicks; Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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  Adult with chicks; Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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  Subadult; Hamburg, Germany
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  Subadult; Hamburg, Germany
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  Juvenile; Dortmund, Germany
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  Juvenile; Dortmund, Germany
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  Juvenile; Germany
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  Juvenile; Parc de Bercy, Paris, France
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  Juvenile; Poland
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  Juvenile; Frognerparken, Oslo, Norway
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  Juvenile; Lago di Fimon, Arcugnano, Italy
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  Juvenile; Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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  Juvenile; Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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  Chick close to fledging; Stevenage, England
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  Chick; Uitkerkse Polders, Belgium
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  Chick; Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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  Chick; Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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  Chick; Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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  Chick; Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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  Regents Park, London, England
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  ID composite
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  Nest with eggs; Wilgenhoek, Deerlijk, Belgium
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  Nest with eggs; Germany
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  Moorhen, Oxfordshire
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  Moorhen, Oxfordshire
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  Moorhen juvenile, Oxfordshire
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  Moorhen, Oxfordshire
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  Gennevilliers, France

Gallinula chloropus meridionalis

Tropical & southern Africa

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  Modderfontein, South Africa
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  Marievale Nature Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa
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  Marievale Nature Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa
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  Marievale Nature Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa
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  Birds of Eden, South Africa

Gallinula chloropus pyrrhorrhoa

Madagascar & nearby islands

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  Mauritius

Maps

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  Global range
  yellow: summer only,
  green: year-round,
  blue: winter only.
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  Range in Europe
  green: year-round,
  yellow: summer

Video

• G. c. chloropus; Cambridge, England