Gallinula tenebrosa

Dusky Moorhen at Yarralumla, ACT

Gallinula tenebrosa at Yarralumla, ACT - 21 Jun 2020 10:23 AM
Gallinula tenebrosa at Yarralumla, ACT - 21 Jun 2020 10:23 AM
Gallinula tenebrosa at Yarralumla, ACT - 21 Jun 2020 10:23 AM
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Identification history

Gallinula tenebrosa 9 Jul 2020 natureguy
Gallinula tenebrosa 1 Jul 2020 BIrdsinCanberra

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There were a few Dusky Moorhens on the east bank of the creek but this was the only one I saw near the water. It was preening itself on this half-submerged branch. It preened and fluffed itself up on the branch for a little before it went into the water to swim across to the east bank, seen behind it in the photo.

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  • Gallinula tenebrosa Scientific name
  • Dusky Moorhen Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1080.5m Recorded at altitude
  • 246 images trained Machine learning

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