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Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus, 1758)
The Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) (also known as the "swamp chicken") is a bird in the Rallidae family with an almost worldwide distribution. The North and South American Committees of the American Ornithologists' Union and the International Ornithological Committee have voted on or before July 2011 to split the American forms into a new species Common Gallinule, and implemented that decision; however, no other committee has voted to change taxonomy yet. Source: Wikipedia
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Order:
Gruiformes
Family:
Rallidae
Genus:
Gallinula
Scientific:
Gallinula chloropus
Citation:
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Reference:
Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.152
Protonym:
Fulica Chloropus
Avibase ID:
8F82FF8C30667D90
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/8F82FF8C
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176284
Geographic range:
- Gallinula chloropus chloropus: Palearctic; winters to Arabia and s China
- Gallinula chloropus pyrrhorrhoa: Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius and Comoro Islands
- Gallinula chloropus orientalis: Seychelles, Andamans, Malay Pen., Indonesia and Philippines
- Gallinula chloropus guami: N Marianas (Guam, Saipan, Tinian and Pagan)
- Gallinula chloropus meridionalis: Africa south of the Sahara and St. Helena I.
Source: Clements checklist
Common Moorhen
Catalan:
Polla d'aigua comuna
Czech:
Slípka zelenonohá
Danish:
Rørhøne
German:
Teichhuhn
Spanish:
Gallineta Común
Spanish (Spain):
Gallineta Común
Finnish:
Liejukana
French:
Gallinule poule-d'eau
Croatian:
Mlakuša
Hungarian:
Vízityúk
Icelandic:
Sefhæna
Italian:
Gallinella d'acqua
Japanese:
ban
Japanese:
バン
Lithuanian:
Nendrinė vištelė
Dutch:
Waterhoen
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sivhøne
Norwegian:
Sivhøne
Polish:
kokoszka (zwyczajna)
Portuguese:
Galinha-d'água
Portuguese (Brazil):
frango-d'água-comum
Russian:
Камышница
Slovak:
sliepočka vodná
Serbian:
barska koka
Swedish:
rörhöna
Ukrainian:
Водяна курочка
Chinese:
黑水鸡
Chinese (Traditional):
紅骨頂
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Eurasian Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Eurasian Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Eurasian Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Eurasian Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Eurasian Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Eurasian Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Eurasian Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Eurasian Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Eurasian Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Common Moorhen (Eurasian) ( Gallinula chloropus [chloropus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Eurasian Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Eurasian Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Eurasian Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Eurasian Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Eurasian Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Eurasian Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Eurasian Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Eurasian Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Eurasian Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Gallinula chloropus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Gallinula [chloropus or galeata]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
Afrikaans: Grootwaterhoender
Arabic: دجاجة الماء
Asturian: Gallineta
Azerbaijani: Qamış toyuğu
Belarusian: Чаротніца
Bulgarian: Зеленоножка
Bengali: পাতি পানমুরগি
Breton: An douryar boutin
Catalan: Polla d'aigua, Polla d'aigua comuna
Catalan (Balears): Polla d'aigua
Valencian: Guatlla maresa
Cebuano: ituman
Montenegrin: barska kokica
Creoles and Pidgins, French-based (Other): poul dlo a
Czech: Slípka zelenonohá
Welsh: Iâr ddŵr
Danish: Grønbenet Rørhøne, Rørhøne, Rørhøne (Grønbenet)
German: Teichhuhn
Maldivian: Olhuvalu Kanbili/Kulhee Kanbili
Greek: Αρκοπετείναρο
Greek (Cypriot): Αρκοπετείναρο
English: Common gallinule, Common Moorhen, Common Moorhen (Eurasian), Eurasian Moorhen, Moorhen
English (United Kingdom): Common Moorhen
English (IOC): Common Moorhen
English (Kenya): Common Moorhen
English (South Africa): Common Moorhen
Esperanto: verdkrura galinolo
Spanish: Gallineta Común, Gallineta Euroasiática
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 (Spain): Gallineta Común
Spanish (HBW): Gallineta común
Spanish (Honduras): Polla común de agua
Spanish (Mexico): Gallineta Euroasiática, Gallineta frente-roja
Spanish (Paraguay): Polla negra
Spanish (Uruguay): Polla de Agua
Estonian: Tait
Basque: Uroiloa
Persian: چنگر نوکسرخ
Finnish: Liejukana
Faroese: Sevhøna
French: Gallinule poule-d’eau, Gallinule poule-d'eau, Gallinule poule-d'eau (Eurasie), Gallinule poule-d'eau (forme d'Eurasie)
Frisian: Reidhintsje
Irish: Cearc Uisce
Guadeloupean Creole French: Poule d'eau à cachet rouge
Gaelic: Cearc-Uisge
Galician: Galiñola
Guarani: Ñahana
Manx: Kiark Ushtey
Haitian Creole French: Poul dlo tèt wouj
Hawaiian: 'Alae 'ula
Hebrew: סופית
Hindi: Tanneer kozhi
Croatian: Mlakuša
Hungarian: Vízityúk
Armenian: Եղեգնահավ
Indonesian: Burung Cemperlali, Burung Mandar Batu, Mandar batu
Icelandic: Sefhæna
Italian: Gallinella d'acqua
Japanese: Ban
Japanese: バン
Japanese (Kanji): 鷭
Georgian: ლერწმის ქათამურა, წყლის ქათამურა
Kazakh: Қызылқасқа сутартар
Kazakh (Transliteration): qızıl-qasqa sw-tartar
Korean: 쇠물닭
Korean (Transliteration): soe-mul-dalg
Cornish: Lagyar
Kwangali: Edenene
Scientific: Fulica Chloropus, Gallinula brodkorbi, Gallinula chloropus, Gallinula chloropus [chloropus Group], Gallinula chloropus [chloropus], Gallinula chloropus chloropus
Luxembourgish: Waasserhéngchen
Lithuanian: Nendrine vištele, Nendrinė vištelė
Latvian: Ūdensvistiņa
Malagasy: Akohondrano
Macedonian: зеленонога блатна кокошка, Црвеноклуна (Мочуришна) кокошка
Malayalam: പട്ടക്കോഴി
Mongolian: Хажилгат түнжүүр, Хажилгат ханчир
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠬᠠᠵᠢᠯᠠᠭᠠᠲᠣ ᠬᠠᠨᠴᠢᠷ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠬᠠᠵᠢᠯᠠᠭᠠᠲᠣ ᠲᠦᠨᠵᠢᠭᠦᠷ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Мэлзэн харгууна
Mongolian (Transliteration): khajilg at khaŋchir, khajilg at tüŋjüür, melzen kharguun
Moldavian: Cristel-de-câmp, Găinușă de baltă
Malay: Burung Pangling Kecil, Burung Tiong Air
Maltese: Gallozz Iswed
Nepali: बगाले सिमकुखुरा
Dutch: Waterhoen
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sivhøne
Norwegian: Sivhøne
Sotho, Northern: Kgogomeetse
Palauan: Debar
Polish: kokoszka, kokoszka (zwyczajna)
Pinyin: hēi shuǐ-jī, hóng gǔ-dǐng, hóng-guān shuǐ-jī, xiǎo fán
Portuguese: Galinha-d'água, galinha-d'água-comum
Portuguese (Brazil): frango-d'água-comum, galinha-d'água-europeia
Portuguese (Portugal): Galinha-d'água
Romansh: Pulsauna da l'aua
Romanian: Găinuşă de baltă
Russian: Камышница
Sardinian: Pudda de àcua
Scots: Cearc uisge
Northern Sami: Goalšovuonecis
Slovak: sliepočka vodná
Slovenian: zelenonoga tukalica
Shona: Nhapata
Albanian: Pulëza e ujit
Serbian: barska koka, Barska kokica
Sotho, Southern: Khohonoka
Swedish: Rörhöna
Swahili: Kukuziwa
Tamil: Thaazhai Kozhi
Thai: นกอีดำ, นกอีล้ำ
Thai (Transliteration): nók ii-dam, nók ii-lám
Turkish: Saztavuğu, Sutavuğu, Қызылқасқа сутартар
Tsonga: Kukumezane
Tuvinian: Хыыргыыш кужу
Ukrainian: Водяна курочка, Курочка водяна
Vietnamese: Chim Kịch, Kịch, Trích ré
Chinese: 小, 紅冠水雞, 红骨顶, 黑水鸡
Chinese (Traditional): 小鷭, 紅冠水雞, 紅冠水雞〔黑水雞〕, 紅骨頂, 黑水雞
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 紅冠水雞
Chinese (Taiwan): 红冠水鸡
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