Gallinula-chloropus
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Common Moorhen

 

ORDER: Gruiformes
FAMILY: Rallidae
SIZE: +++

BREEDING SEASON:
J F M A M J J A S O N D

OCCURRENCE: breeding resident.
CHARACTERISTICS: black plumage with white undertail feathers; robust beak, red with yellow tip; short legs with long toes.
FOOD: small fish, worms, insects, plant material and eggs of other birds.
ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR: wading bird; very generalist in terms of habitat; usually solitary.

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