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Lesser Moorhen

Paragallinula angulata (Sundevall, CJ 1850)

The lesser moorhen is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is sometimes placed into the genus Gallinula. It is the only member of the genus Paragallinula. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Gruiformes
Family:
  Rallidae
Genus:
   Paragallinula
Scientific:
  Paragallinula angulata


Original description

Citation:
  (Sundevall, CJ 1850)

Reference:
   Öfvers. Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akad. Förh. 7 p.110

Protonym:
  Gallinula angulata

Type locality:
  Lower Caffraria, i.e. Natal, type from the Umlazi River.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32428471


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  A927C1AE78492E6B

Avibase ID:
  avibase-A927C1AE

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/A927C1AE


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176287

Geographic range:

  • Paragallinula angulata: Aquatic habitats of Africa south of the Sahara
English:
Lesser Moorhen
Catalan:
Polla menuda
Czech:
slípka drobná
Danish:
Lille Rørhøne
German:
Zwergteichhuhn
Spanish:
Gallineta Chica
Spanish (Spain):
Gallineta Chica
Finnish:
pikkuliejukana
French:
Gallinule africaine
Croatian:
afrička mlakuša
Hungarian:
törpevízityúk
Icelandic:
Hornhæna
Italian:
Sciabica minore
Japanese (romaji):
himeban
Japanese:
ヒメバン
Lithuanian:
mažoji vištelė
Dutch:
Afrikaans Waterhoen
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Dvergsivhøne
Norwegian:
Dvergsivhøne
Polish:
kokoszka mała
Portuguese:
Galinha-d'água-pequena
Portuguese (Brazil):
galinha-d'água-pequena
Portuguese (Portugal):
Galinha-d'água-pequena
Russian:
Малая камышница
Slovak:
sliepočka malá
Serbian:
Mala barska kokica
Swedish:
mindre rörhöna
Ukrainian:
Курочка мала
Chinese:
小黑水鸡
Chinese (Traditional):
小黑水雞


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Gallinule africaine ( Gallinula angulata)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Gallinule africaine ( Gallinula angulata)
Clements 1st edition:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Clements, version 2021:
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
Clements, version 2022:
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
Clements, version 2023:
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
Clements 3rd edition:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Clements 4th edition:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Clements 6th edition:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Clements, version 2015:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Clements, version 2016:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Clements, version 2017:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Clements, version 2018:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Clements, version 2019:
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
eBird version 1.50:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
eBird version 1.52:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
eBird version 1.53:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
eBird version 1.54:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
eBird version 1.55:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
eBird version 2015:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
eBird version 2016:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
eBird version 2017:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
eBird version 2018:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
eBird version 2019:
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
eBird version 2021:
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
eBird version 2022:
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
eBird version 2023:
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Gallinula angulata
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Gallinula angulata
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Gallinula angulata
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Lesser Moorhen ( Gallinula angulata)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Lesser Moorhen ( Paragallinula angulata)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Gallinula angulata
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Gallinula angulata

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Kleinwaterhoender
Belarusian: Малая чаротніца
Bengali: হছাট ঩ানভুযচগ
Bengali (transliteration): chōṭa pānamuragi*
Catalan: Polla menuda
Czech: Slípka drobná
Welsh: Iâr ddŵr fechan
Danish: Lille Rørhøne
German: Zwergteichhuhn
Greek: Μικρή νερόκoτα, Μικρή Νερόκοτα
English: Lesser Moorhen
English, HBW: Lesser Moorhen
English (IOC): Lesser Moorhen
English (Kenya): Lesser Moorhen
English (United States): Lesser Moorhen
Esperanto: Angula galinolo, Malgranda galinolo
Spanish: Gallereta Menor, Gallineta Chica
Spanish (Spain): Gallineta Chica
Spanish (HBW): Gallineta chica
Estonian: väiketait
Finnish: Pikkuliejukana
French: Gallinule africaine, Petite Poule d'eau, Petite Poule d'eau africaine, Poule africaine
Frisian: Afrikaansk reidhintsje
Irish: Cearc uisce Afracach
Galician: Galiña do río pequena
Croatian: afrička mlakuša
Hungarian: törpevízityúk
Icelandic: Hornhæna
Italian: Gallinella d'acqua minore, Gallinella minore, Sciabica minore
Japanese (romaji): himeban
Japanese: ヒメバン
Kwangali: Edenene
Scientific: Gallinula angulata, Paragallinula angulata
Lithuanian: Mažoji nendrinė vištelė, mažoji vištelė
Latvian: mazā ūdensvistiņa
Dutch: Afrikaans Waterhoen
Norwegian Nynorsk: Dvergsivhøne
Norwegian: Dvergsivhøne
Polish: kokoszka mala, kokoszka mała
Portuguese: Frango-d'água-menor, Galinha-d'água-pequena
Portuguese (Brazil): frango-d'água-menor, galinha-d'agua-pequena, galinha-d'água-pequena
Portuguese (Portugal): Galinha-d'água-pequena
Rhaeto-Romance: Pulsauna da l’aua nanina
Romanian: Găinuşă mică de baltă
Russian: Камышница-крошка, Малая камышница
Northern Sami: Uhcaláttovuonccis
Slovak: sliepočka malá
Shona: Nhapata
Serbian: Mala barska kokica
Swedish: Mindre rörhöna
Swahili: Kukuziwa Mdogo
Turkish: Küçük Sutavuğu
Tsonga: Kukumezani
Ukrainian: Курочка мала
Chinese: 小黑水鸡
Chinese (Traditional): 小黑水雞

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