Dusky moorhen
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The dusky moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa) is a bird species in the rail family and is one of the eight extant species in the moorhen genus. It occurs in India, Australia, New Guinea, Borneo and Indonesia. It is often confused with the purple swamphen and the Eurasian coot due to similar appearance and overlapping distributions. They often live alongside birds in the same genus, such as the Tasmanian nativehen and the common moorhen.
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Dusky moorhen | |
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Gallinula tenebrosa tenebrosa, New South Wales | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Gruiformes |
Family: | Rallidae |
Genus: | Gallinula |
Species: | G. tenebrosa |
Binomial name | |
Gallinula tenebrosa Gould, 1846 | |
Synonyms | |
Gallinula haematopus Bonaparte, 1856 |
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