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Monday, September 30, 2019

COMMON MOORHEN OR EURASIAN MOORHEN, GULBENKIAN MUSEUM & GARDEN,LISBON,PORTUGAL, 9/28/2019

   We can ID this rail as a Common or Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) as follows:
  • Red bill with yellow tip
  • Red frontal shield that has a rounded top and fairly parallel sides
  • Dark plumage (slate gray and brown) with white patches on tail  and white streaks along flanks

   The Common Moorhen is distributed across many parts of the Old World.  Is is not found in the polar regions or many tropical rainforests.

   The Common Moorhen is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 920A.






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