Birds and wildlife

Moorhen

Gallinula chloropusGroup: Rails, crakes and cootsUK Conservation status:Not assessed

How 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

Moorhen

Patrik Åberg / xeno-canto

A lone Moorhen swimming on water with a green reflection from it's surroundings.
Moorhen
February’s Birds of the Month

To celebrate World Wetlands Day this month, here are six birds that you might see near water.

Key

  1. Resident
  2. Passage
  3. Summer
  4. Winter
* This map is intended as a guide. It shows general distribution rather than detailed, localised populations.
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