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Gallinula tenebrosa
I spotted this one in the pond on the University of Queensland campus.
Dusky Moorhen is found in wetland habitats, with a preference for freshwater marshes. http://eol.org/pages/915439/details
Resi... please edit this spotting add description how you spotted this bird and describe habitat.... this is interesting spotting.
Look to be Common Moorhen...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Moor...
They are well distributed across the world.
Was to say common moorhen at first, but then I noticed the spotting is from australia. Gallinula chloropus cannot be found in Australia, whereas G. tenebrosa can.