Lesser Moorhen (Paragallinula angulata) | Photos and ID

LCLeast ConcernOmnivore

WetlandPlatform nestMedium · 130 g

Lesser Moorhen (Paragallinula angulata), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Lesser Moorhen (Paragallinula angulata), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Tom Field, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Lesser Moorhen (Paragallinula angulata), photo 5 — Photo: (c) katuchka, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Lesser Moorhen (Paragallinula angulata), photo 6 — Photo: (c) nmoorhatch, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Lesser Moorhen (Paragallinula angulata), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Timothy Whitehead, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Lesser Moorhen (Paragallinula angulata), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Lesser Moorhen (Paragallinula angulata), photo 9 — Photo: (c) ian_mcallan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Lesser Moorhen (Paragallinula angulata), photo 10 — Photo: (c) i_c_riddell, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

When to see the Lesser Moorhen

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Lesser Moorhen

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 26 countries with regular records, and 2 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in France, Mali.

About the Lesser Moorhen

The lesser moorhen is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is sometimes placed into the genus Gallinula. It is the only member of the genus Paragallinula.

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Easily confused with

Rufous-necked Wood RailAramides axillarisThe rufous-necked wood rail is 29 to 33 cm (11 to 13 in) long and weighs about 300 to 325 g (11 to 11 oz).

African CrakeCrecopsis egregiaThe African crake is a smallish crake, 20–23 cm (7.9–9.1 in) long with a 40–42 cm (16–17 in) wingspan.

Brown-cheeked RailRallus indicusThe species differs from the slightly smaller nominate form through its paler upperparts, brown-tinged underparts and a brown stripe through the eye.

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