Dusky Moorhen bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsBlack Moorhen, Dusky Gallinule
OrderCranes, rails and relatives / Gruiformes
FamilyRails, Crakes & Coots / Rallidae
GenusGallinula
Breeding regionAustralasia
Breeding subregionWallacea, New Guinea, e Australia, Tasmania, New Britain (se Bismarck Arch.) and New Caledonia

Dusky Moorhen bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 2.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 3.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 4.
    Call, © Patrik Åberg
    Australia
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    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
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    Alarm call, © Eddy Smith
    Australia
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    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
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    Juvenile, © nick talbot
    Australia
  • 9.
    Song, © Diego Caiafa
    Australia
  • 10.
    Call, © nick talbot
    Australia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Dusky Moorhen

Dusky Moorhen subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Gallinula tenebrosa frontatase Borneo (formerly) to Sulawesi region, c, s Moluccas, Lesser Sundas and w, se New Guinea-No
Gallinula tenebrosa neumannin New Guinea-No
Gallinula tenebrosa tenebrosafar sw WA, ec QLD to se SA and n Tasmania (sw, e Australia)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalanpolla endolada
Chinese暗色水鸡
Chinese (Traditional)烏水雞
Croatianmrka mlakuša
Czechslípka tmavá
DanishMørk Rørhøne
DutchZwart Waterhoen
Esperantotenebra galinolo, Sombra galinolo
Estoniantumetait
Finnishtummaliejukana
FrenchGallinule sombre, Poule d'eau d'Australasie
GermanPapuateichhuhn
Hungarianpápua vízityúk
IcelandicHrjósturhæna
IndonesianMandar kelam
ItalianGallinella fosca, Gallinella d'acqua zamperosse
Japaneseネッタイバン
LithuanianTamsioji nendrinė vištelė, tamsioji vištelė
Norwegianaustralsivhøne, Australsivhøne
Norwegian NynorskAustralsivhøne
Polishkokoszka ciemna
PortugueseFrango-d'água-enlutado, galinha-de-água-enlutada, galinha-d'água-enlutado, galinha-d'água-escura
RussianТёмная новозеландская камышница, Тёмная камышница
SerbianAustralijska barska kokica, Siva barska kokica
Slovaksliepočka tmavá
SpanishGallereta Parda, Gallineta enlutada
Swedishmörk rörhöna
TurkishKaraca Sutavuğu, Karaca Saz Tavuğu
Ukrainianкурочка чорна