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Common Moorhen / Gallinula chloropus LC
- Synonyms Common gallinule, Eurasian Moorhen, Moorhen, Common Moorhen (Eurasian)
- Old latin name for bird Fulica chloropus, Gallinula brodkorbi
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Where to see Common Moorhen
- Breeding region Africa, Eurasia, Indian ocean, Oriental Region, Pacific ocean
- Breeding subregion widespread
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Guam
- Guernsey
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Holy See
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Micronesia (Federated States of)
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine, State of
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Réunion
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- United States of America
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Åland Islands
Common Moorhen subspecies (5)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallinula chloropus chloropus | Europe and n Africa to Japan and se Asia | - | No |
| Gallinula chloropus guami | n Mariana Is. and Guam (w Micronesia) | - | No |
| Gallinula chloropus meridionalis | Africa s of the Sahara and St. Helena (tropical se Atlantic Ocean) | - | No |
| Gallinula chloropus orientalis | Inner Is. (ne Seychelles), Andamans, Malay Pen., Greater and Lesser Sundas, Sulawesi region and Philippines | - | No |
| Gallinula chloropus pyrrhorrhoa | Comoros, Madagascar, Réunion and Mauritius (w, c Mascarenes) | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Abkhazian | аӠыкәыт |
| Afrikaans | Waterhoender, Grootwaterhoender |
| Albanian | Pulëzë uji, Pulëza e ujit |
| Arabic | دجاجة الماء, دجاجة الماء الاوراسية |
| Armenian | Եղեգնահավ |
| Azerbaijani | Qamış toyuğu, Qamışlıq toyuğu, qamış fərəsi, qamıştoyuğu, qamışquşu, adi qamışfərəsi |
| Bashkir | ҡамыш тауығы, ҡуҡыйыҡ, һаҙ тауығы, ҡуҡый |
| Basque | Uroiloa, Uroilo, Uroilo arrunta |
| Belarusian | Чаротніца, Чаротніца (або зялёнаножка) |
| Bengali | পাতি পানমুরগি, াচত ানভুযচগ |
| Breton | An douryar boutin, Douryar voutin |
| Bulgarian | Зеленоножка |
| Catalan | polla d'aigua comuna, Polla d'aigua |
| Chinese | 黑水鸡, 紅冠水雞, 小, 红骨顶 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 紅冠水雞〔黑水雞〕, 黑水雞, 小鷭, 紅骨頂, 紅冠水雞 |
| Chuvash | симĕс ураллă шывавтань, симĕс ураллă шыв автанĕ |
| Cornish | Lagyar |
| Croatian | mlakuša |
| Czech | slípka zelenonohá |
| Danish | Rørhøne, Grønbenet Rørhøne, Rørhøne (Grønbenet) |
| Dutch | Waterhoen |
| Esperanto | Ĥlorpieda galinolo, verdkrura galinolo |
| Estonian | tait |
| Faroese | Sevhøna |
| Finnish | liejukana |
| French | Gallinule poule-d’eau, Gallinule poule-d'eau (forme d'Eurasie), Gallinule poule d'eau, Gallinule poule-d'eau (Eurasie), Gallinule poule-d'eau |
| Frisian | Reithoantsje, Reidhintsje |
| Galician | Galiña do río, Galiña de auga común, Galiñola |
| Georgian | ლერწმის ქათამურა, წყლის ქათამურა |
| German | Teichhuhn |
| Greek | Αρκοπετείναρο, Νερόκοτα, Νερόκoτα |
| Guarani | Ñahana |
| Hebrew | סופית |
| Hindi | Tanneer kozhi |
| Hungarian | vízityúk |
| Icelandic | Sefhæna |
| Indonesian | Burung Cemperlali, Mandar batu, Burung Mandar Batu |
| Irish | Cearc Uisce |
| Italian | Gallinella d'acqua |
| Japanese | バン |
| Kazakh | айқабақ, Қызылқасқа сутартар, сутартар, қамыс тауығы |
| Korean | 쇠물닭 |
| Latvian | ūdensvistiņa |
| Lithuanian | nendrinė vištelė, Nendrine vištele |
| Luxembourgish | Waasserhéngchen |
| Macedonian | зеленонога блатна кокошка, Црвеноклуна (Мочуришна) кокошка |
| Malagasy | Akohondrano |
| Malay | Burung Pangling Kecil, Burung Tiong Air |
| Malayalam | പട്ടക്കോഴി |
| Maltese | Gallozz Iswed |
| Manx | Kiark Ushtey |
| Marathi | काळी पाणकोंबडी |
| Mongolian | Хажилгат түнжүүр, Хажилгат ханчир, ханчир |
| Nepali | बगाले सिमकुखुरा |
| Northern Sami | Láttovuonccis, Goalšovuonecis |
| Norwegian | sivhøne |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Sivhøne |
| Persian | چنگر نوک سرخ, چنگر نوکسرخ |
| Polish | kokoszka (zwyczajna), kokoszka |
| Portuguese | galinha-d'água-comum, Galinha-d'água |
| Romanian | Găinuşă de baltă, Găinușă de baltă |
| Romansh | Pulsauna da l'aua |
| Russian | Камышница |
| Sardinian | Pudda de àcua |
| Serbian | Barska kokica, barska koka |
| Shona | Nhapata |
| Slovak | sliepočka vodná |
| Slovenian | zelenonoga tukalica |
| Spanish | Gallineta Euroasiática, Gallineta común |
| Swahili | Kukuziwa |
| Swedish | rörhöna |
| Tajik | мурғи қамишзор |
| Tamil | Thaazhai Kozhi |
| Tatar | камыш тавыгы , камыш чыпчыгы , су тавыгы |
| Thai | นกอีดำ, นกอีล้ำ |
| Tsonga | Kukumezane |
| Turkish | Қызылқасқа сутартар, Sutavuğu, Saztavuğu |
| Turkmen | suw towugy |
| Ukrainian | Водяна курочка, курочка водяна |
| Uzbek | сув товуғи, қамишзор пастушоги, ғозқанжир |
| Vietnamese | Chim Kịch, Kịch, Trích ré |
| Welsh | Iâr ddŵr, Iâr ddŵr |