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Dusky Moorhen - adult and young. Adult has red shield on forehead. Found in freshwater wetlands.. Photographed at Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, Brisbane.
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Dusky Moorhen on nest. Photographed at Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, Brisbane.
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Young Dusky Moorhen. Photographed at Currumbin Sanctuary, Gold Coast, Australia.
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Dusky Moorhen on nest. Photographed at Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, Brisbane.
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DUSKY MOORHEN FACTS |
Description
The Dusky Moorhen is a common waterbird in ponds and creeks. It is dark grey to black with a yellow-yipped red bill.
Size
36cm
Habitat
wetlands, rivers, ponds
Food
algae, water plants, seeds, fruits, molluscs and other invertebrates.
Breeding
Builds platform nest from reeds and other water plants among reeds or on floating platforms in open water
Range
widespread in eastern and south-western Australia
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Gruiformes | | Family: | Rallidae | | Genus: | Gallinula | | Species: | tenebrosa | | Common Name: | Dusky Moorhen |
Relatives in same Genus
Tasmanian Native Hen (G. mortierii)
Black-tailed Native-hen (G. ventralis)
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