Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Common Moorhen
The Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots) in the order Gruiformes.
- Scientific name
- Gallinula chloropus
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Common Moorhen
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Gallinula chloropus chloropus
- Gallinula chloropus meridionalis
- Gallinula chloropus pyrrhorrhoa
- Gallinula chloropus orientalis
- Gallinula chloropus guami
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Fulica Chloropus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Europe; restricted type locality, England, ex reference to Albin.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.152
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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