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Common Moorhen - immature
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Common
Moorhen - adult |
Common Moorhen
| Scientific
name:
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Gallinula
chloropus |
| Habitat
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Wetlands
with open water with fringent emergent vegetation |
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Birdwatch note : |
Red
frontal shield, all dark grey with white undertail overts and
stripes on flanks
Comfortable on land and swimming. Head jerks while swimming.
Commonly seen in Candaba Marsh. |
| Photo
credit : |
Romy Ocon,
www.pbase.com/liquidstone |
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