Rallidae
Gallinula chloropus galeata (Lichtenstein, 1818)
Gallinula chloropus galeata (Lichtenstein, 1818)
Common moorhen is a widespread midsized rail with distinct plumage, living in wetland habitats and remaining plentiful.
Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Gallinula chloropus, the common moorhen, is a widespread rail found across wetland habitats with distinct dark plumage and a red frontal shield.
Gallinula angulata Sundevall, 1850
Gallinula angulata Sundevall, 1850
The lesser moorhen is a Rallidae bird species that occurs widely across much of Sub-Saharan Africa, with scattered rare records elsewhere.
Porzana cinerea (Vieillot, 1819)
Porzana cinerea (Vieillot, 1819)
The white-browed crake is a Rallidae bird found across Oceania and Asia, with an extinct doubtfully valid Iwo Jima subspecies.
Anurolimnas viridis (Statius Muller, 1776)
Anurolimnas viridis (Statius Muller, 1776)
This small bird species has documented appearance, vocal traits, distribution across South America, and terrestrial habitat preferences.
Crex egregia (W.Peters, 1854)
Crex egregia (W.Peters, 1854)
Crex egregia, the African crake, is a small migratory bird found across most of sub-Saharan Africa in grassland habitats.
Sarothrura elegans (A.Smith, 1839)
Sarothrura elegans (A.Smith, 1839)
Buff-spotted flufftail (Sarothrura elegans) is a semi-omnivorous Sarothruridae bird with a stable population across African forested areas.
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