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Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata (Lichtenstein, MHC 1818)
The common gallinule is a bird in the family Rallidae. It was split from the common moorhen by the American Ornithologists' Union in July 2011. It lives around well-vegetated marshes, ponds, canals, and other wetlands in the Americas. The species is not found in the polar regions or many tropical rainforests. Elsewhere, the common gallinule is likely the most commonly seen rail species in much of North America, except for the American coot in some regions. Source: Wikipedia
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Gruiformes
Family:
Rallidae
Genus:
Gallinula
Scientific:
Gallinula galeata
Classification
Order:Gruiformes
Family:
Rallidae
Genus:
Gallinula
Scientific:
Gallinula galeata
Original description
Citation:
(Lichtenstein, MHC 1818)
Reference:
Verz. ausgestopf. Säugeth. Vög.
Protonym:
Crex galeata
Type locality:
Brazil (or Paraguay, ex Azara.?)
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
3EF081A8ED429A45
Avibase ID:
avibase-3EF081A8
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/3EF081A8
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 708108
Geographic range:
- Gallinula galeata galeata: Venezuela, Trinidad, and the Guianas south to northern Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil
- Gallinula galeata cachinnans: SE Canada to w Panama, Bermuda and Galapagos Islands
- Gallinula galeata cerceris: Greater and Lesser Antilles
- Gallinula galeata barbadensis: Barbados
- Gallinula galeata pauxilla: E Panama to n and w Colombia, arid w Ecuador and nw Peru
- Gallinula galeata garmani: Andes of Peru to Chile, Bolivia and nw Argentina
- Gallinula galeata sandvicensis: Hawaiian Islands
- Show more...
Source: Clements checklist
Common Gallinule
Catalan:
Polla d'aigua americana
Czech:
slípka americká
Danish:
Florida rørhøne
German:
Amerikateichhuhn
Spanish:
Gallineta americana
Spanish (Spain):
Gallineta Americana
Finnish:
amerikanliejukana
French:
Gallinule d'Amérique
Croatian:
Američka mlakuša
Hungarian:
Amerikai vízityúk
Italian:
Gallinella americana
Japanese (romaji):
amerikaban
Japanese:
アメリカバン
Dutch:
Amerikaans Waterhoen
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Amerikasivhøne
Norwegian:
Amerikasivhøne
Polish:
kokoszka amerykańska
Portuguese:
galinha-d'água
Portuguese (Brazil):
galinha-d'água
Portuguese (Portugal):
Galinha-d'água-americana
Russian:
Американская камышница
Slovak:
sliepočka nahana
Serbian:
Američka barska kokica
Swedish:
amerikansk rörhöna
Ukrainian:
курочка латиноамериканська
Chinese:
普通水鸡
Chinese (Traditional):
普通水雞
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) |
| South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) |
| South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) |
| South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) |
| South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) |
| South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) |
| South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) |
| South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) |
| South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) |
| South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) |
| South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) |
| South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) |
| South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) |
| South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Common Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Gallinula galeata [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Gallinula [chloropus or galeata]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Belarusian: Амерыканская чаротніца
Catalan: Polla d'aigua americana
Czech: slípka americká
Danish: Amerikansk rørhøne, Florida rørhøne
German: Amerikanisches Teichhuhn, Amerikateichhuhn
Aukan: Mama-foo
Greek: Αμερικαvική vερόκoτα
English: American Moorhen, Common Gallinule, Common Moorhen (American)
English (United Kingdom): American Moorhen
English (Hawaii): ʻAlae ʻula - Common Gallinule
English, HBW: Common Gallinule
English, Hawaii: ʻAlae ʻula - Common Gallinule
English (IOC): Common Gallinule
English (Kenya): American Moorhen
English (United States): Common Gallinule
Esperanto: Amerika galinolo
Spanish: Gallineta Americana, Gallineta Frente Roja, Tagüita del norte
Spanish (Argentine): Pollona negra
Spanish (Chile): Tagüita del norte
Spanish (Colombia): Polla gris
Spanish (Costa Rica): Gallareta Frentirroja
Spanish (Cuba): Gallareta de pico rojo
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Gallareta Pico Rojo
Spanish (Ecuador): Gallareta Común
Spanish (Spain): Gallineta Americana
Spanish (HBW): Common Gallinule
Spanish (Mexico): Gallineta Frente Roja
Spanish (Panama): Gallareta Frentirroja
Spanish (Peru): Polla de Agua Común
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Gallareta Común
Spanish (Paraguay): Polla negra
Spanish (Uruguay): Polla de Agua
Spanish (Venezuela): Gallineta de Agua
Estonian: Ameerika tait
Finnish: amerikanliejukana
French: Gallinule d’Amérique, Gallinule d'Amérique
Frisian: Amerikaansk reidhintsje
Irish: Cearc uisce Meiriceánach
Guadeloupean Creole French: Poule d'eau à cachet rouge
Galician: Galiña do río americana
Guarani: Ñahana
Haitian Creole French: Poul dlo tèt wouj
Hawaiian: 'Alae 'ula
Croatian: Američka mlakuša
Hungarian: Amerikai vízityúk
Italian: Gallinella americana
Japanese (romaji): amerikaban
Japanese: アメリカバン
Scientific: Crex galeata, Gallinula chloropus [galeata Group], Gallinula chloropus galeata, Gallinula galeata, Gallinula galeata galeata
Latvian: Amerikas ūdensvistiņa
Dutch: Amerikaans Waterhoen
Norwegian Nynorsk: Amerikasivhøne
Norwegian: Amerikasivhøne
Wayampi: Arakuru
Polish: kokoszka amerykańska
Portuguese: Frango-d'agua-comum, Frango-d'água-comum, galinha-d'água
Portuguese (Brazil): frango-d'água-comum, galinha-d'agua, galinha-d'água
Portuguese (Portugal): Galinha-d'água-americana
Rhaeto-Romance: Pulsauna da l’aua americana
Romanian: Găinuşă americană de baltă
Russian: Американская камышница
Northern Sami: Amerihkáláttovuonccis
Slovak: sliepočka nahana
Slovenian: Ameriška zelenonoga tukalica
Serbian: Američka barska kokica
Swedish: amerikansk rörhöna
Turkish: Amerika sutavuğu
Ukrainian: Курочка (водяна) латиноамериканська, курочка латиноамериканська
Chinese: 普通水鸡, 黑水鸡
Chinese (Traditional): 普通水雞
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