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Common Moorhen / Gallinula chloropus

Common Moorhen bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsEurasian Moorhen, Common Moorhen (Eurasian), Common gallinule, Moorhen
Old latin name for birdGallinula brodkorbi, Fulica chloropus
OrderCranes, rails and relatives / Gruiformes
FamilyRails, Crakes & Coots / Rallidae
GenusGallinula
Breeding regionAfrica, Eurasia, Indian ocean, Oriental Region, Pacific ocean
Breeding subregionwidespread

Common Moorhen bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Flight call, © Joost van Bruggen
    Netherlands
  • 2.
    Alarm call, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
  • 3.
    Call, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
  • 4.
    Call, © Jerome Fischer
    Switzerland
  • 5.
    Alarm call, © Patrik Åberg
    Sweden
  • 6.
    Call, © Tero Linjama
    Poland
  • 7.
    Call, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
  • 8.
    Call, flight call, nocturnal migrant, © Steve Klasan
    Germany
  • 9.
    Call, © Gerard OLIVIER
    France
  • 10.
    Flight call, © Teet Sirotkin
    Sweden
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Tristan Moorhen
Samoan Woodhen
Makira Woodhen
Dusky Moorhen
Common Gallinule
Gough Moorhen

Where to see Common Moorhen

Common Moorhen subspecies (5)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Gallinula chloropus chloropusEurope and n Africa to Japan and se Asia-No
Gallinula chloropus guamin Mariana Is. and Guam (w Micronesia)-No
Gallinula chloropus meridionalisAfrica s of the Sahara and St. Helena (tropical se Atlantic Ocean)-No
Gallinula chloropus orientalisInner Is. (ne Seychelles), Andamans, Malay Pen., Greater and Lesser Sundas, Sulawesi region and Philippines-No
Gallinula chloropus pyrrhorrhoaComoros, Madagascar, Réunion and Mauritius (w, c Mascarenes)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AbkhazianаӠыкәыт
AfrikaansWaterhoender, Grootwaterhoender
AlbanianPulëza e ujit, Pulëzë uji
Arabicدجاجة الماء, دجاجة الماء الاوراسية
ArmenianԵղեգնահավ
AzerbaijaniQamışlıq toyuğu, qamışquşu, qamış fərəsi, qamıştoyuğu, adi qamışfərəsi, Qamış toyuğu
Bashkirҡуҡыйыҡ, һаҙ тауығы, ҡуҡый, ҡамыш тауығы
BasqueUroilo, Uroilo arrunta, Uroiloa
BelarusianЧаротніца (або зялёнаножка), Чаротніца
Bengali঩াচত ঩ানভুযচগ, পাতি পানমুরগি
BretonAn douryar boutin, Douryar voutin
BulgarianЗеленоножка
CatalanPolla d'aigua, polla d'aigua comuna
Chinese黑水鸡, 红骨顶, 小, 紅冠水雞
Chinese (Traditional)小鷭, 紅冠水雞, 紅冠水雞〔黑水雞〕, 紅骨頂, 黑水雞
Chuvashсимĕс ураллă шыв автанĕ, симĕс ураллă шывавтань
CornishLagyar
Croatianmlakuša
Czechslípka zelenonohá
DanishRørhøne, Grønbenet Rørhøne, Rørhøne (Grønbenet)
DutchWaterhoen
EsperantoĤlorpieda galinolo, verdkrura galinolo
Estoniantait
FaroeseSevhøna
Finnishliejukana
FrenchGallinule poule-d'eau (Eurasie), Gallinule poule-d'eau (forme d'Eurasie), Gallinule poule d'eau, Gallinule poule-d’eau, Gallinule poule-d'eau
FrisianReidhintsje, Reithoantsje
GalicianGaliña de auga común, Galiña do río, Galiñola
Georgianწყლის ქათამურა, ლერწმის ქათამურა
GermanTeichhuhn
GreekΝερόκoτα, Νερόκοτα, Αρκοπετείναρο
GuaraniÑahana
Hebrewסופית
HindiTanneer kozhi
Hungarianvízityúk
IcelandicSefhæna
IndonesianBurung Mandar Batu, Mandar batu, Burung Cemperlali
IrishCearc Uisce
ItalianGallinella d'acqua
Japaneseバン
Kazakhайқабақ, қамыс тауығы, Қызылқасқа сутартар, сутартар
Korean쇠물닭
Latvianūdensvistiņa
Lithuaniannendrinė vištelė, Nendrine vištele
LuxembourgishWaasserhéngchen
Macedonianзеленонога блатна кокошка, Црвеноклуна (Мочуришна) кокошка
MalagasyAkohondrano
MalayBurung Pangling Kecil, Burung Tiong Air
Malayalamപട്ടക്കോഴി
MalteseGallozz Iswed
ManxKiark Ushtey
Marathiकाळी पाणकोंबडी
MongolianХажилгат ханчир, Хажилгат түнжүүр, ханчир
Nepaliबगाले सिमकुखुरा
Northern SamiLáttovuonccis, Goalšovuonecis
Norwegiansivhøne, Sivhøne
Norwegian NynorskSivhøne
Persianچنگر نوک ‌سرخ, چنگر نوک‌سرخ
Polishkokoszka, kokoszka (zwyczajna)
PortugueseGalinha-d'água, galinha-d'água-comum, galinha-de-água-comum
RomanianGăinușă de baltă, Găinuşă de baltă
RomanshPulsauna da l'aua
RussianКамышница
SardinianPudda de àcua
SerbianBarska kokica, barska koka
ShonaNhapata
Slovaksliepočka vodná
Slovenianzelenonoga tukalica
SpanishGallineta común, Gallineta Euroasiática
SwahiliKukuziwa
Swedishrörhöna
Tajikмурғи қамишзор
TamilThaazhai Kozhi
Tatarкамыш чыпчыгы , су тавыгы, камыш тавыгы
Thaiนกอีล้ำ, นกอีดำ
TsongaKukumezane
TurkishSutavuğu, Қызылқасқа сутартар, Saztavuğu
Turkmensuw towugy
UkrainianВодяна курочка, курочка водяна
Uzbekқамишзор пастушоги, сув товуғи, ғозқанжир
VietnameseChim Kịch, Kịch, Trích ré
WelshIâr ddŵr, Iâr ddŵr