Common Gallinule bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsAmerican Moorhen, Common Moorhen (American)
Old latin name for birdCrex galeata
OrderCranes, rails and relatives / Gruiformes
FamilyRails, Crakes & Coots / Rallidae
GenusGallinula
Breeding regionNorth America, Pacific ocean, South America
Breeding subregionwidespread

Common Gallinule bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Dan Lane
    United States
  • 2.
    Call, © Russ Wigh
    United States
  • 3.
    Call, © David Ricardo Rodríguez Villamil
    Colombia
  • 4.
    Call, female, © Jim Holmes
    United States
  • 5.
    Call, © Martin St-Michel
    Canada
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    Call, © Martin St-Michel
    Canada
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    Call, © Martin St-Michel
    Canada
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    Call, © Eric Hough
    United States
  • 9.
    Call, flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
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    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Common Gallinule

Common Gallinule subspecies (7)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Gallinula galeata barbadensisBarbados-No
Gallinula galeata cachinnansse Canada, USA to w Panama, Bermuda and Galápagos-No
Gallinula galeata cercerisGreater and Lesser Antilles-No
Gallinula galeata galeataTrinidad, the Guianas south to Uruguay and n Argentina-No
Gallinula galeata garmaniAndes of Peru, Chile, Bolivia and Argentina-No
Gallinula galeata pauxillae Panama, n and w Colombia and w Ecuador to sw Peru and n Chile-No
Gallinula galeata sandvicensisHawaiian Is.-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
BelarusianАмерыканская чаротніца
Catalanpolla d'aigua americana
Chinese美洲黑水鸡, 黑水鸡, 普通水鸡
Chinese (Traditional)普通水雞
Croatianamerička mlakuša
Czechslípka americká
DanishFlorida rørhøne, Amerikansk Rørhøne
DutchAmerikaans Waterhoen
EsperantoAmerika galinolo
EstonianAmeerika tait
Finnishamerikanliejukana
FrenchGallinule d’Amérique, Gallinule d'Amérique
FrisianAmerikaansk reidhintsje
GalicianGaliña do río americana
GermanAmerikateichhuhn, Amerikanisches Teichhuhn
GreekΑμερικαvική vερόκoτα
GuaraniÑahana
HungarianAmerikai vízityúk
IrishCearc uisce Meiriceánach
ItalianGallinella americana
Japaneseアメリカバン
LatvianAmerikas ūdensvistiņa
Northern SamiAmerihkáláttovuonccis
Norwegianamerikasivhøne, Amerikasivhøne
Norwegian NynorskAmerikasivhøne
Polishkokoszka amerykańska
Portuguesegalinha-d'água-americana, Frango-d'água-comum, Frango-d'agua-comum, galinha-d'água, galinha-de-água-americana
RomanianGăinuşă americană de baltă
RussianАмериканская камышница
SerbianAmerička barska kokica
Slovaksliepočka nahana
SlovenianAmeriška zelenonoga tukalica
SpanishGallineta americana, Tagüita del norte, Gallineta Frente Roja
Swedishamerikansk rörhöna
TurkishAmerika Sutavuğu
UkrainianКурочка (водяна) латиноамериканська, курочка латиноамериканська