Lesser moorhen
The lesser moorhen (Paragallinula angulata) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is sometimes placed into the genus Gallinula. It is the only representant of the genus Paragallinula.[2]
| Lesser moorhen | |
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| Matetsi Safari Area, Zimbabwe | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Paragallinula Sangster, Garcia-R & Trewick, 2015 |
| Species: | P. angulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Paragallinula angulata Sundevall, 1851 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gallinula angulata | |
It is widely spread across Sub-Saharan Africa (excepted Southern Africa and Madagascar).
Notes
Recorded in the Western Palearctic [3]://www.birdguides.com/articles/lesser-moorhen-in-cape-verde-march-2019
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Gallinula angulata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Flufftails, finfoots, rails, trumpeters, cranes, limpkin". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
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- //www.birdguides.com/articles/lesser-moorhen-in-cape-verde-march-2019
External links
- Lesser moorhen - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
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