Common Moorhen

Comparing Common Gallinules and American Coots

By Mia McPherson|February 21st, 2017|Categories: American Coots, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Common Gallinules, Florida, Lake Carillon, Pinellas County, Roosevelt Wetlands, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: American Coot, cattails, Common Gallinule, Common Moorhen, comparing, comparison, coot, coots, feeding, Fulica americana, Gallinula galeata, gallinule, gallinules, marsh, pond, similarities, stretching, versus, water, wetlands, wing lift|

Common Gallinules and American Coots are both from the Rallidae family and there are some similarities in their appearance, for instance both have a triangular bill with a frontal shield at the top.

Common Gallinule adult

By Mia McPherson|August 21st, 2012|Categories: Birds, Common Gallinules, Florida, Pinellas County, Sawgrass Lake Park|Tags: adult, bird photography, Common Gallinule, Common Moorhen, Gallinula galeata, post|

Not that long ago Common Gallinules (Gallinula galeata) were called Common Moorhens (Gallinula chloropus), it will take me some time to get used to the new name.