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Common Moorhen
The common moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus ) (also known as the waterhen and as the swamp chicken ) is a bird species in the family Rallidae.
Go Birding
Common Moorhen
The common moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus ) (also known as the waterhen and as the swamp chicken ) is a bird species in the family Rallidae.
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Here year-round
A resident species, so no month is the wrong month. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 4,167 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Common Moorhen is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
4,167 records, iNaturalist
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