Gough Moorhen
Gallinula comeri(Allen, JA, 1892)
English (US) Gough Moorhen
The Gough Moorhen (Gallinula comeri) 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.
Range: Gough Island (South Atlantic Ocean); introduced to Tristan da Cunha in 1956Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Gallinula comeri
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Gough Moorhen
- Described by
- (Allen, JA, 1892)
No guides listed yet for Gough Moorhen
Be the first expert to offer guided tours for this species.
Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Porphyriornis comeri
- Described by
- (Allen, JA, 1892)
- Type locality
- Gough Island.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 4 no.1 p.57
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
Sora
Porzana carolina
Spotted Crake
Porzana porzana
Australian Crake
Porzana fluminea
Lesser Moorhen
Paragallinula angulata
Makira Woodhen
Gallinula silvestris
Tristan Moorhen
Gallinula nesiotis
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
Dusky Moorhen
Gallinula tenebrosa
Samoan Woodhen
Gallinula pacifica
Red-fronted Coot
Fulica rufifrons
Horned Coot
Fulica cornuta
Looking for a different species?