28-11-2023 RIO SERPIS, GANDIA - EUROPEAN MOORHEN (JUVENILE) (Gallinula chloropus)

The common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus), also known as the waterhen or swamp chicken, is a bird species in the rail family (Rallidae). It is distributed across many parts of the Old World.

The common moorhen lives around well-vegetated marshes, ponds, canals and other wetlands. The species is not found in the polar regions or many tropical rainforests. Elsewhere it is likely the most common rail species, except for the Eurasian coot in some regions.

The closely related common gallinule of the New World has been recognized as a separate species by most authorities, starting with the American Ornithologists' Union and the International Ornithological Committee in 2011.

 

5-5-2023 CANAL LES FONTS OLIVA, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN MOORHEN (JUVENILE) (Gallinula chloropus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/201282-Gallinula-chloropus

Both parents incubate and feed the young. These fledge after 40–50 days, become independent usually a few weeks thereafter, and may raise their first brood the next spring. When threatened, the young may cling to the parents' body, after which the adult birds fly away to safety, carrying their offspring with them.

21-7-2022 CANAL LES FONTS, OLIVA - EUROPEAN MOORHEN (JUVENILE) (Gallinula chloropus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/201282-Gallinula-chloropus

8-7-2022 SILLA, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN MOORHEN (JUVENILE) (Gallinula chloropus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/201282-Gallinula-chloropus

17-11-2021 MUNTANYETA DEL SANS, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN MOORHEN (JUVENILE) (Gallinula chloropus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/201282-Gallinula-chloropus

29-9-2021 CREU DE LONGA, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN MOORHEN (JUVENILE) (Gallinula chloropus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/201282-Gallinula-chloropus

25-5-2021 TABLAS DE DAIMIEL, LA MANCHA - 25-5-2021 TABLAS DE DAIMIEL, LA MANCHA - EUROPEAN MOORHEN (JUVENILE)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/201282-Gallinula-chloropus

 

9-9-2020 BIOPARC, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN MOORHEN (JUVENILE) (Gallinula chloropus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/201282-Gallinula-chloropus

14-8-2020 EL SALER, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN MOORHEN (JUVENILE) (Gallinula chloropus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/201282-Gallinula-chloropus

24-6-2020 RIVER JUCAR, RIOLA, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN MOORHEN (JUVENILE) (Gallinula chloropus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/201282-Gallinula-chloropus

18-9-2019 CREU DE LONGA, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN MOORHEN (JUVENILE) (Gallinula chloropus)

11-8-2019 RIO VERNISSA, PALMA DE GANDIA - EUROPEAN MOORHEN (JUVENILE) (Gallinula chloropus)

7-8-2019 ALBUFERA, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN MOORHEN (JUVENILE) (Gallinula chloropus)

28-7-2019 VILLAVICIOSA, ASTURIAS - EUROPEAN MOORHEN (JUVENILE) (Gallinula chloropus)

30-1-2019 RACO DE OLLA, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN MOORHEN (JUVENILE) (Gallinula chloropus)

18-9-2018 TABLAS DE DAMIEL, LA MANCHA - EUROPEAN MOORHEN (JUVENILE) (Gallinula chloropus)

9-8-2018 OLIVA MARJAL, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN MOORHEN (JUVENILE) (Gallinula chloropus)

7-7-2018 TABLAS DE DAIMIEL, LA MANCHA - EUROPEAN MOORHEN (JUVENILE) (Gallinula chloropus)

8-7-2018 TABLAS DE DAIMIEL, LA MANCHA - EUROPEAN MOORHEN (JUVENILE) (Gallinula chloropus)

8-7-2018 TABLAS DE DAIMIEL, LA MANCHA - EUROPEAN MOORHEN (JUVENILE) (Gallinula chloropus)