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Common Gallinule

Gallinula galeata

Description:

The most widely distributed member of the rail family, the Common Gallinule inhabits marshes and ponds from Canada to Chile, from northern Europe to southern Africa, and across Asia to the Pacific. Vocal and boldly marked, the species can be quite conspicuous, sometimes using its long toes to walk atop floating vegetation. http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Commo...

Habitat:

Wetlands

Notes:

Immature with adult bottom left

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James McNair
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James McNair

Florida, USA

Spotted on Aug 30, 2014
Submitted on Aug 30, 2014

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