Gallinula tenebrosa

Dusky Moorhen at Kingston, ACT

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Identification history

Gallinula tenebrosa	20 Dec 2017	ChrisDavey
Gallinula tenebrosa	17 Dec 2017	ChrisDavey
Fulica atra	10 Dec 2017	AlisonMilton

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One adult and three chicks.

2 comments

ChrisDavey wrote:

15 Dec 2017

I am not very experienced at the id of chicks of this species but looking at the pictures in HANZAB I would id these as Dusky Moorhen rather than Coot chicks. Coot chicks have a black tip to the bill and Dusky Moorhen do not otherwise the chicks are very similar. Alison, did you see the chicks being fed? Chris

AlisonMilton wrote:

15 Dec 2017

Hi Chris, you now have me questioning my memory. I remember thinking at the time that it was coot. There were no other birds around, only the one adult and the three chicks following into the reeds. I didn't get a photo of the adult as she dropped down into the weir, while the chicks stayed up top. However, checking other photos they do look more like Dusky moorhen chicks.

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