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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: JTF on June 06, 2009, 09:28:28 PM

Title: Common Moorhen
Post by: JTF on June 06, 2009, 09:28:28 PM

Next to the marsh at the Kingston SPCA this evening, they have a strange call.

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3589/3602310992_b797e8bdc1_o.jpg)

Title: Common Moorhen
Post by: thouc on June 07, 2009, 12:49:20 AM

The bird in the picture is a Common Moorhen, which is in the Gallinule genus. Common Gallinule is an alternative name. There is also Purple Gallinule, which is a different species breeding in South-Eastern U.S.

Title: Moorhen
Post by: JTF on June 07, 2009, 06:38:12 AM

Thanks thouc, much appreciated. I am still using a 1980 Peterson Field Giude, moorhen is not named in it.