Bird

Common moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

हिन्दी: जल मुर्गी

IUCN: Least Concern

Common moorhen with a red forehead shield swimming on calm water

Scientific name: Gallinula chloropus
Hindi name: जल मुर्गी
Family: Rallidae, order Gruiformes
Group: Bird
Conservation status: Least Concern

The 'marsh hen' with a red forehead.

Spot it Dark grey-black with a red shield on the forehead, a yellow bill tip and a white streak along the side.
Home Ponds, lakes and marshes with reeds.
Food web Eats water plants, seeds, shoots, insects and small frogs.
Why it matters A sign of a healthy pond with plants along the edge.

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