Gallinula chloropus chloropus (indica) (Common Moorhen (chloropus, syn. indica))

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Common Moorhen (chloropus, syn. indica)

Gallinula chloropus chloropus (indica) (= Gallinula chloropus indica) Blyth, 1842

Order:
  Gruiformes
Family:
  Rallidae
Genus:
  Gallinula

Scientific:
Gallinula chloropus indica

Citation:
Blyth, 1842

Reference:
J.Asiat.Soc.Bengal p. 887

Protonym:
Gallinula chloropus? var. indicus

Avibase ID:
604B561634A2D2EB

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/604B5616

Taxonomic Serial Number:

English:
Common Moorhen (chloropus, syn. indica)
French:
Gallinule poule-d'eau (chloropus, syn. indica)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Common Moorhen (chloropus, syn. indica) ( Gallinula chloropus chloropus (indica))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Common Moorhen (Indian) ( Gallinula chloropus chloropus (indica))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Common Moorhen (Indian) ( Gallinula chloropus chloropus (indica))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Common Moorhen (Indian) ( Gallinula chloropus chloropus (indica))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Common Moorhen (Indian) ( Gallinula chloropus chloropus (indica))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Common Moorhen (Indian) ( Gallinula chloropus chloropus (indica))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Common Moorhen (Indian) ( Gallinula chloropus chloropus (indica))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Common Moorhen (Indian) ( Gallinula chloropus chloropus (indica))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Common Moorhen (Indian) ( Gallinula chloropus chloropus (indica))
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Gallinula chloropus indica [version 1]
James Lee Peters (original): Gallinula chloropus indica [version 1]
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Gallinula chloropus indica [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: junior synonym (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is a subspecies of Gallinula chloropus chloropus

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Other synonyms

English: Common Moorhen (chloropus, syn. indica), Common Moorhen (Indian), Common Moorhen (indica), Eurasian Moorhen (Indian), Indian Moorhen, Purple Moorhen
French: Gallinule poule-d'eau (chloropus, syn. indica), Gallinule poule-d'eau (indica)
Scientific: Gallinula chloropus chloropus (indica), Gallinula chloropus indica, Gallinula chloropus indicus
Vietnamese: Kịch
Chinese: 黑水鸡