Common gallinule
| Common gallinule | |
|---|---|
| Common gallinule on Santa Cruz. Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Gallinula |
| Species: | G. galeata |
| Binomial name | |
| Gallinula galeata (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1818) | |
| Subspecies | |
|
About 7; see text | |
| Range of G. galeata Breeding range Year-round range Wintering range | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Gallinula brodkorbi McCoy, 1963 | |
The common gallinule (Gallinula galeata) is a bird in the family Rallidae. It was split from the common moorhen by the American Ornithologists' Union in July 2011. It lives around well-vegetated marshes, ponds, canals, and other wetlands in the Americas. The common gallinule is one of the most conspicuous rail species in North America, along with the American coot.
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