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Common Moorhen -
Gallinula chloropus |
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| Formerly called the Common Gallinule, the Common Moorhen is a
chicken-sized marsh bird that is gray-black in color. It has a red shield
on its forehead and a yellow-tipped red bill. It has a white rump and a
narrow white line on the flanks. Its latin name means "little hen
with green feet." Juvenile birds have a small, dull red frontal
shield and their bills are dark colored with a yellow tip. This bird frequents freshwater marshes, ponds, and the edges
of rivers where it feeds on seeds, the soft under parts of water plants and
insects. They are found throughout all of Florida. |
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