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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 species in the genus '''''Paragallinula'''''.<ref>[http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/rails/ Rails, gallinules ...], IOC bird list</ref> |
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 species in the genus '''''Paragallinula'''''.<ref>[http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/rails/ Rails, gallinules ...], IOC bird list</ref> |
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== Description == |
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It is slaty grey with a black back. It has a dark red frontal shield and light green bill. |
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It is found in [[Angola]], [[Benin]], [[Botswana]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Burundi]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Chad]], [[Republic of the Congo]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Egypt]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Gabon]], [[Gambia]], [[Ghana]], [[Kenya]], [[Lesotho]], [[Liberia]], [[Malawi]], [[Mali]], [[Mozambique]], [[Namibia]], [[Niger]], [[Nigeria]], [[Oman]], [[Rwanda]], [[São Tomé and Príncipe]], [[Senegal]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Somalia]], [[South Africa]], [[Sudan]], [[Swaziland]], [[Tanzania]], [[Togo]], [[Uganda]], [[Zambia]], and [[Zimbabwe]]. |
It is found in [[Angola]], [[Benin]], [[Botswana]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Burundi]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Chad]], [[Republic of the Congo]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Egypt]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Gabon]], [[Gambia]], [[Ghana]], [[Kenya]], [[Lesotho]], [[Liberia]], [[Malawi]], [[Mali]], [[Mozambique]], [[Namibia]], [[Niger]], [[Nigeria]], [[Oman]], [[Rwanda]], [[São Tomé and Príncipe]], [[Senegal]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Somalia]], [[South Africa]], [[Sudan]], [[Swaziland]], [[Tanzania]], [[Togo]], [[Uganda]], [[Zambia]], and [[Zimbabwe]]. |
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| Genus: | Paragallinula Sangster, Garcia-R & Trewick, 2015
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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 species in the genus Paragallinula.[2]
Description
It is slaty grey with a black back. It has a dark red frontal shield and light green bill. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
References
- ^ Template:IUCN
- ^ Rails, gallinules ..., IOC bird list
External links
- Lesser moorhen - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
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