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Gallinula chloropus
The moorhen is a distinctive species, with dark plumage apart from the white undertail, yellow-green legs and a red frontal shield.
Kastoria's lake Orestiada. Kastoria is a city in northern Greece in the region of West Macedonia.
The scientific name Gallinula chloropus comes from the Latin Gallinula (a small hen or chicken) and the Greek chloropus (khloros χλωρός green or yellow, pous πούς foot). Greek common name: Νερόκοτα
Spotted on Dec 25, 2016
Submitted on Jan 4, 2017
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