Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Birds
The common gallinule is a bird in the family Rallidae. It was split from the common moorhen by the American Ornithologists' Union in July 2011. It lives around well-vegetated marshes, ponds, canals, and other wetlands in the Americas. The common gallinule is one of the most conspicuous rail species in North America, along with the American coot.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Family
- Rallidae
- Genus
- Gallinula