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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!

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

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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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.

Habilidades especiales

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

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

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

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 30-38 cm
Envergadura: 50-60 cm
Peso: 0.2-0.5 kg
Esperanza de vida: 2-9 años
Top Speed: 50 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 5-8
Incubación: 19-22 días
Distancia de migración: 2500 km

Dieta y alimentación

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

Diferencias por edad: Young gallinules eat more insects for protein to help them grow quickly.

Alimentos principales

Aquatic plants
Seeds
Insects
Small fish
Worms

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

Pies palmeados

Se caracteriza por tener los dedos conectados por una membrana, lo que generalmente ayuda a nadar.

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.

Omnívoro

Este rasgo identifica organismos cuya dieta incluye tanto materia vegetal como animal.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Humedal

Este rasgo de hábitat identifica especies que se encuentran en humedales, que son áreas de tierra saturadas de agua, ya sea permanente o estacionalmente, e incluyen marismas, pantanos y ciénagas.