Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 54,591
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The common gallinule 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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Common gallinule”.