Gallinula chloropus ORDER: GRUIFORMES FAMILY: RALLIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
© William L. Newton / CLO
The most widely distributed member of the rail family, the Common Moorhen inhabits marshes and ponds from Canada to Chile, from northern Europe to southern Africa, and across Asia to the Pacific. Vocal and boldly marked, the species can be quite conspicuous, sometimes using its long toes to walk atop floating vegetation.