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Common moorhen

The moorhen, from its scientific name Gallinula chloropus, is a bird that lives throughout Europe, the Arctic, all of Africa and all of Asia.

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It is a bird belonging to the Rallidae family and the Gruiformes order .

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She is recognizable by her gray head and belly and brown and white back. Its beak is red and yellow and its legs are yellow.

In the moorhen, it is impossible to recognize the female from the male.

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The common moorhen feeds mainly on plants, but also on molluscs, earthworms and insects.

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She lives near fresh water ponds, thick.

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It nests in pairs, in the vegetation. She lays 6 to 8 eggs . In the year, there are usually two eggs

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It is a fairly talkative species, especially when it flies.

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On the conservation status of IUCN, it is: LC Least concern.

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Moorhen adult breeding plumage

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