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Dusky Moorhen

Gallinula tenebrosa

Description:

I spotted this one in the pond on the University of Queensland campus.

Habitat:

Dusky Moorhen is found in wetland habitats, with a preference for freshwater marshes. http://eol.org/pages/915439/details

4 Comments

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Resi... please edit this spotting add description how you spotted this bird and describe habitat.... this is interesting spotting.

Resi
Resi 11 years ago

awesome. thanks guys!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Look to be Common Moorhen...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Moor...
They are well distributed across the world.

JakobKühn
JakobKühn 11 years ago

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.

Resi
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Resi

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Aug 20, 2012
Submitted on Aug 20, 2012

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