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Common Gallinuele

Gallinula galeata

Description:

Photo take in a mangrove area. .Slaty black, except for a white under-tail and white streaks on the flanks. Eye red; bill red with a greenish-yellow tip; frontal shield red; legs and feet yellowish green with a red garter above the tarsal joint. The red shield and red bill with yellow tip are diagnostic (the Lesser Moorhen is smaller and has a yellow bill with red on the culmen and frontal shield only).Birdforum

Habitat:

From southern Canada south to Central and South America, on the Hawaiian Islands and Galapagos Islands.

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Liam
Liam 11 years ago
Common Gallinule
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1 Comment

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Thanks Liam i thou about it :)

Gerardo Aizpuru
Spotted by
Gerardo Aizpuru

Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Spotted on Nov 25, 2012
Submitted on Nov 25, 2012

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