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Common gallinule
Species of bird / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The common gallinule (Gallinula galeata) is a bird in the family Rallidae. It was split from the common moorhen by the American Ornithologists' Union in July 2011.[3] It lives around well-vegetated marshes, ponds, canals, and other wetlands in the Americas. The common gallinule is one of the most conspicuous rail species in North America, along with the American coot.
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Common gallinule | |
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Common gallinule on Santa Cruz. Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Gruiformes |
Family: | Rallidae |
Genus: | Gallinula |
Species: | G. galeata |
Binomial name | |
Gallinula galeata (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1818) | |
Subspecies | |
About 7; see text | |
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Range of G. galeata Breeding range Year-round range Wintering range | |
Synonyms | |
Gallinula brodkorbi McCoy, 1963[2] |
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