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Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Description:

Dark bird (slate black to dark grey-brown) of hen stature and pigeon size; with a red frontal shield, red bill with yellow tip. It has long yellow green legs with long toes. Chick and juveniles also observed.

Habitat:

Seen in a biggest city park in Lyon, on borders of small lakes, in a reed vegetation or tall grasses.

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Zlatan Celebic
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Zlatan Celebic

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Spotted on Aug 2, 2013
Submitted on Jan 3, 2018

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