Birds and wildlife
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusGroup: Rails, crakes and cootsUK Conservation status:Not assessedHow to identify
Moorhens are blackish with a red and yellow beak and green legs. Seen closer-up, they have a dark brown back and wings and a more bluish-black belly, with white stripes on the flanks.Call
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Moorhen
Patrik Åberg / xeno-canto
Key
- Resident
- Passage
- Summer
- Winter
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