Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Moorhen, Common Moorhen)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGallinula chloropus (Moorhen, Common Moorhen)
FamilyRALLIDAE (rails)
OrderGRUIFORMES (bustards, cranes and rails)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Gallinula chloropus (Moorhen, Common Moorhen) :
1: Gallinula chloropus (Moorhen, Common Moorhen)
5 Nov 2017 OSGR: TQ38 51° 40’ N, 0° 0’ W Vice County: South Essex (VC 18) England
Feeding in spillway
Image 1: Feeding in reservoir spillwayImage 2: Feeding in reservoir spillway (2)Image 3: Feeding in reservoir spillway (3)Image 4: Feeding in reservoir spillway (4)
2: Gallinula chloropus (Moorhen, Common Moorhen)
9 Aug 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
parent with fledgeling offspring
Image 1: Adult about to feed fledgeling - lateral viewImage 2: Adult about to feed fledgeling - lateral view (2)Image 3: Adult and fledgeling - anterior viewsImage 4: Adult and fledgeling - posterior viewsImage 5: Adult feeding fledgeling - lateral viewImage 6: Adult - rear three-quarter viewImage 7: Fledgeling - anterior viewImage 8: Fledgeling - anterior view (2)Image 9: Fledgeling - front three-quarter view
3: Gallinula chloropus (Moorhen, Common Moorhen)
27 Mar 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: At water\'s edge - front three-quarter viewImage 2: At water\'s edge - front three-quarter view (2)Image 3: At water\'s edge - lateral viewImage 4: At water\'s edge - lateral view (2)Image 5: At water\'s edge - lateral view (3)Image 6: At water\'s edge - lateral view (4)Image 7: At water\'s edge - lateral view (5)Image 8: At water\'s edge - lateral view (6)Image 9: At water\'s edge - lateral view - close-upImage 10: Paddling - front three-quarter viewImage 11: Paddling - lateral viewImage 12: Paddling - lateral view (2)Image 13: Paddling - lateral view (3)Image 14: Paddling - lateral view (4)Image 15: Paddling - lateral view (5)Image 16: Paddling - lateral view (6)Image 17: Paddling - preeningImage 18: Paddling - rear three-quarter viewImage 19: Paddling - rear three-quarter view (2)

Gallinula chloropus (Moorhen, Common Moorhen) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Gallinula chloropus (Moorhen, Common Moorhen)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Gallinula chloropus (Moorhen, Common Moorhen)
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