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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 name=ioc>{{cite web| editor1-last=Gill | editor1-first=Frank | editor1-link=Frank Gill (ornithologist) | editor2-last=Donsker | editor2-first=David | year=2019 | title=Flufftails, finfoots, rails, trumpeters, cranes, limpkin | work=World Bird List Version 9.2 | url=https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/flufftails/ | publisher=International Ornithologists' Union | accessdate=26 June 2019 }}</ref>


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]].

Revision as of 08:55, 26 June 2019

Lesser moorhen
Matetsi Safari Area, Zimbabwe
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

Gallinula angulata

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]

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

  1. ^ Template:IUCN
  2. ^ 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.


Recorded in the Western Palearctic [1]://www.birdguides.com/articles/lesser-moorhen-in-cape-verde-march-2019

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