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WILDLIFE: BIRDS: COMMON MOORHEN

Class: Aves

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

Genus and species: Gallinula chloropus

Common name:
Common moorhen

Widespread and common above 1,400 m, in central and western Kenya. Less often seen at lake Turkana and the coast. Aquatic. Swims and dives in open waters or with floating vegetation. Opportunistic and adapted to a very diverse diet.

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Common moorhen