Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Rails, Gallinules and Coots :: Dusky Moorhen

Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa

Described by: Gould (1846)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Mango Hill, Queensland, Australia - Aug, 2002 © Tom Tarrant  Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia - 2000 © Hans&Judy Beste  Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia - 2000 © Hans&Judy Beste  Australia - Aug, 2000 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Perth, Western Australia, Australia - Aug 7, 2006 © Jean-Philippe Paris 
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Range

Ex. se. Borneo. Sulawesi. Moluccas. Australia;
Fragmented distribution;
(1) Indonesia to se. Borneo, Lesser Sundas (Sumbawa, Flores, Sumba and Timor), Sulawesi, s. Moluccas (Buru, Ambon and Seram), w. and se. New Guinea.
(2) N. New Guinea.
(3) W., e. and se. Australia (sw. Western Australia then in ex. ne. Northern Territory, c. Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, e. South Australia, King Is. and Kangaroo Is.) and n. Tasmania.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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