Dusky Moorhen
Details
Name:
Dusky Moorhen
Dusky Moorhen
Scientific Name:
Gallinula tenebrosa
Gallinula tenebrosa
Reference Number:
LLX-001
LLX-001
Description
Order Gruiformes; Family Rallidae (Rails, Coots & allies); Scientific name: Gallinula tenebrosa; Subspecies: tenebrosa; Common name: Dusky Moorhen – Adult feeding the chick - Distribution in Australia: Subspecies: tenebrosa is an Australian endemic subspecies found in all mainland states except the Northern Territory; in Western Australia it is confined to the broader southwest north to about Cervantes; it is common and widespread throughout Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania and in eastern South Australia west to about Ceduna - Distribution outside Australia: two other subspecies range from Papua New Guinea to south-eastern Borneo in Indonesia.
Additional Details
Reference Number: | LLX-001 |
Scientific Name: | Gallinula tenebrosa |