Lesser Moorhen
Paragallinula angulata(Sundevall, CJ, 1850)
English (US) Lesser Moorhen
The Lesser Moorhen (Paragallinula angulata) 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: aquatic habitats from Senegambia eastward to central Ethiopia, southward to central Namibia and east-central South AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Paragallinula angulata
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Lesser Moorhen
- Described by
- (Sundevall, CJ, 1850)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Gallinula angulata
- Described by
- (Sundevall, CJ, 1850)
- Type locality
- Lower Caffraria, i.e. Natal, type from the Umlazi River.
- Original description
- Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 7, no.4 p.110
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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