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Common Gallinule*
Gallinula galeata
(L 14" WS 21" Wt 11 oz)
Most widely distributed rail...from
Canada to Chile, from north Europe,
to south Africa and across Asia.
Canada to Chile, from north Europe,
to south Africa and across Asia.
Lake Woodruff Nat’l
Wildlife Refuge
Wildlife Refuge
04Feb2014
Nonbreeding
Viera Wetlands
05Feb2014
In Spring in pond in grove by the old streamlet amongst
the reeds the moorhen built her nest
the reeds the moorhen built her nest
A bulky mass just above the water level of flags and long
dried grass the material she liked best
dried grass the material she liked best
(Francis Duggan)
Gallinula is Latin for little hen;
galeata is Latin for helmeted.
galeata is Latin for helmeted.