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Common moorhen

Birds

The common moorhen, also known as the waterhen, is a bird species in the rail family Rallidae, distributed across much of the Old World in Africa, Europe, and Asia. It lives around well-vegetated marshes, ponds, canals, and other wetlands, and is absent from the polar regions and many tropical rainforests. It is one of the most common Old World rail species, alongside the Eurasian coot in some regions.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Relationship to People
Agricultural or Structural Pest 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Scientific Name
Gallinula chloropus 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 5
Body Size Band
Medium 6
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 6
Lifespan
18.6 7
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Rallidae, Taxa
Source Common moorhen (Wikidata)

In Biome

Wetlands, Biomes
Source Common moorhen (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Africa

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Australia

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Belgium

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Colombia

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Denmark

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Ecuador

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Mauritius

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North America

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Norway

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Poland

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Portugal

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South Asia

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Spain

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Sweden

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Taiwan

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Ukraine

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United States

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Uruguay

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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Diet: Omnivore
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species API
  • System (Realm): Terrestrial
  • System (Realm): Freshwater
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3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Gallinula chloropus (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Negative Impacts
    Negative Impacts crop pest
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
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4. Common moorhen (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q18847 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Rallidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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5. Common moorhen (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • In Biome: Wetlands, Lead section
    It lives around well-vegetated marshes, ponds, canals and other wetlands.
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6. Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 bird functional traits (BirdFuncDat)
Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Row: gallinula chloropus
    3931 Nonpasseriformes Gruiformes Rallidae "Rails, crakes and allies" 42 BL3 Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen 20 0 10 10 0 0 20 0 20 20 Omnivore Ref_3 A Carolina 0 20 60 20 0 0 0 0 Ref_3 1 Jessica 0 339.63 Dunning08 1
  • BirdFuncDat.txt row Gallinula chloropus, Nocturnal column
    Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen 20 0 10 10 0 0 20 0 20 20 Omnivore Ref_3 A Carolina 0 20 60 20 0 0 0 0 Ref_3 1 Jessica 0
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7. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Gallinula chloropus
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolLifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Quote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity 18.6 years (wild)
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