Common moorhen

Common moorhen
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Gallinula
Species: G. chloropus

The Common moorhen (scientific name : Gallinula chloropus) is a bird of the rail family.

Diet

The common moorhen's diet consists mostly of aquatic plants, but it also eat insects and fruits.

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