Common Moorhen
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Common Moorhen

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JTF

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on: June 06, 2009, 09:28:28 PM
Next to the marsh at the Kingston SPCA this evening, they have a strange call.

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Reply #1 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.
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Reply #2 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.
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