Common Moorhen
BIRDING ARAGÓNCommon Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
ES: Gallineta común
Description
L: 32-35cm ; W: 50-55cm;
Species capable of colonizing any aquatic environment. Blackish plumage, with slate-brown back; lower tail coverts white, with the two central ones black; flank crossed by a white band; bill bright red, tipped yellow; green legs, with a red band on the tibia. Juveniles olive brown, with white on the throat and greyish abdomen; greenish-brown bill.
- Observation difficulty: Easy
- Status: Resident.
- Optimal Season:Dec-Jan
- Conservation Status: Not threatened
- Hábitat: Wetlands
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ROUTES
PROVINCES
Teruel
REGIONS
Special Protected Areas (SPA)
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