Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
An adult Common Gallinule is a dark marsh bird with a red frontal shield, yellow-tipped bill, and white flank stripe. It inhabits freshwater wetlands, ponds, and slow waterways, swimming and walking over floating plants while eating seeds, shoots, insects, snails, and other small prey. It often flicks its white undertail and gives loud calls while defending a territory in dense wetland cover.
- Type
- Water
- Conservation status
- LC
Growth chain
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- Common Gallinule