Common Gallinule / Gallinula galeata LC
- Synonyms American Moorhen, Common Moorhen (American)
- Old latin name for bird Crex galeata
Common Gallinulebird sounds *
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
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Where to see Common Gallinule
- Breeding region North America, Pacific ocean, South America
- Breeding subregion widespread
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
- Brazil
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- French Guiana
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Martinique
- Mexico
- Montserrat
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Barthélemy
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin (French part)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Virgin Islands (British)
- Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Common Gallinule subspecies (7)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallinula galeata barbadensis | Barbados | - | No |
| Gallinula galeata cachinnans | se Canada, USA to w Panama, Bermuda and Galápagos | - | No |
| Gallinula galeata cerceris | Greater and Lesser Antilles | - | No |
| Gallinula galeata galeata | Trinidad, the Guianas south to Uruguay and n Argentina | - | No |
| Gallinula galeata garmani | Andes of Peru, Chile, Bolivia and Argentina | - | No |
| Gallinula galeata pauxilla | e Panama, n and w Colombia and w Ecuador to sw Peru and n Chile | - | No |
| Gallinula galeata sandvicensis | Hawaiian Is. | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Belarusian | Амерыканская чаротніца |
| Catalan | polla d'aigua americana |
| Chinese | 黑水鸡, 普通水鸡, 美洲黑水鸡 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 普通水雞 |
| Croatian | američka mlakuša |
| Czech | slípka americká |
| Danish | Florida rørhøne, Amerikansk Rørhøne |
| Dutch | Amerikaans Waterhoen |
| Esperanto | Amerika galinolo |
| Estonian | Ameerika tait |
| Finnish | amerikanliejukana |
| French | Gallinule d'Amérique, Gallinule d’Amérique |
| Frisian | Amerikaansk reidhintsje |
| Galician | Galiña do río americana |
| German | Amerikateichhuhn, Amerikanisches Teichhuhn |
| Greek | Αμερικαvική vερόκoτα |
| Guarani | Ñahana |
| Hungarian | Amerikai vízityúk |
| Irish | Cearc uisce Meiriceánach |
| Italian | Gallinella americana |
| Japanese | アメリカバン |
| Latvian | Amerikas ūdensvistiņa |
| Northern Sami | Amerihkáláttovuonccis |
| Norwegian | amerikasivhøne |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Amerikasivhøne |
| Polish | kokoszka amerykańska |
| Portuguese | Frango-d'agua-comum, Frango-d'água-comum, galinha-d'água-americana, galinha-d'água |
| Romanian | Găinuşă americană de baltă |
| Russian | Американская камышница |
| Serbian | Američka barska kokica |
| Slovak | sliepočka nahana |
| Slovenian | Ameriška zelenonoga tukalica |
| Spanish | Gallineta Frente Roja, Tagüita del norte, Gallineta americana |
| Swedish | amerikansk rörhöna |
| Turkish | Amerika Sutavuğu |
| Ukrainian | Курочка (водяна) латиноамериканська, курочка латиноамериканська |