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Common Gallinule

Gallinula galeata

The Common Gallinule is a fun bird that loves to swim and walk around wetlands. It has a colorful body and a funny, loud call that sounds like a squeaky toy!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Common Gallinule is a medium-sized water bird with a slate-gray body, a striking bright red frontal shield extending onto its yellow-tipped bill, and a distinct white stripe along its flanks. Its long, greenish-yellow legs lack webbing, setting it apart from true coots.

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Common Gallinule
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Common Gallinule

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Despite their long toes, they are excellent swimmers, paddling their unwebbed feet rapidly.

Gallinules make a loud "krrruck" call, sounding like a chicken clucking near the water.

Its babies have a tiny claw on their wing, like a dinosaur, to help them climb!

They build floating nests anchored to plants, rising and falling with water levels.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Lily Pad Walker

Common Gallinule has super long toes and unwebbed feet that help them walk right on top of floating lily pads and plants.

Fähigkeit

Underwater Escape Artist

Common Gallinule can dive underwater for up to 30 seconds because of its strong leg muscles, helping them hide from predators.

Fähigkeit

Head-Bob Communicator

Common Gallinule uses a unique head-bobbing motion that helps them signal intentions to other gallinules, especially during courtship.

Maße und Details

Länge
30-38 cm
Flügelspannweite
50-60 cm
Gewicht
0.2-0.5 kg
Lebenserwartung
2-9 Jahre
Top Speed
50 km/h
Gelegegröße
5-8
Brutzeit
19-22 Tage
Zugstrecke
2500 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These omnivores eat a mix of plants, insects, and small aquatic creatures!

Altersunterschiede: Young gallinules eat more insects for protein to help them grow quickly.

Hauptnahrung

  • Aquatic plants
  • Seeds
  • Insects
  • Small fish
  • Worms

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Large raptors prey on adult gallinules and their chicks.

eats

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

Large fish often eat gallinule eggs and young chicks.

depends on

Cattail

Typha latifolia

Dense cattails provide crucial nesting and hiding cover.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Moorhen

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch birds from a distance and don't try to touch or chase them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Common Gallinule?

30-38 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Common Gallinule?

50-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Common Gallinule?

0.2-0.5 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Common Gallinule?

2-9 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Common Gallinule?

50 km/h

Was frisst Common Gallinule?

These omnivores eat a mix of plants, insects, and small aquatic creatures!

Wo findet man Common Gallinule normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Common Gallinule?

Foraging

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