Juvenile common moorhen, Gallinula chloropus (formerly; Fulica chloropus), also known as the marshhen or, occasionally as the mirehen. In the USA, this species is known as the common gallinule.

HAVE you ever heard of a common moorhen? If not, they belong to the rail family of birds and are actually a common species found across much of Africa, Europe and Asia, except for rainforest and very ...

Even past midnight, when I routinely hear their sharp bruuk notes cut clean through the bedroom window, I’m reminded how much moorhens are part of the subliminal mood of our village. As I take my walk ...

On Saturday, April 18, the Wakulla Wildlife Festival at Wakulla Springs State Park is celebrating “Wings Over Wakulla” to honor Apalachee Audubon Society’s past 50 years of conservation efforts in the ...

A moorhen is about 32-35 cm long with a wing span of 50-55cm. They are a common breeding species found here, typically on wetland, all year round. Both sexes look similar and a moor hen is smaller ...

One of our most familiar water-birds because it frequents almost every park pond and every canal, the moorhen has many aspects of its life that most people don’t see or at least don’t understand. Did ...