Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (44)
- Subspecies (7)
Brett K. Bannor and Erik Kiviat
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2002
Text last updated January 1, 2002
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | polla d'aigua americana |
| Croatian | američka mlakuša |
| Czech | slípka americká |
| Dutch | Amerikaans Waterhoen |
| English | Common Gallinule |
| English (HAW) | ʻAlae ʻula - Common Gallinule |
| English (Kenya) | American Moorhen |
| English (UK) | American Moorhen |
| English (United States) | Common Gallinule |
| Finnish | amerikanliejukana |
| French | Gallinule d'Amérique |
| French (France) | Gallinule d'Amérique |
| German | Amerikateichhuhn |
| Greek | Αμερικανική Νερόκοτα |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Poul dlo tèt wouj |
| Icelandic | Starhæna |
| Japanese | アメリカバン |
| Norwegian | amerikasivhøne |
| Polish | kokoszka amerykańska |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | galinha-d'água |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Galinha-d'água-americana |
| Russian | Американская камышница |
| Serbian | Američka barska kokica |
| Slovak | sliepočka nahana |
| Slovenian | Ameriška zelenonoga tukalica |
| Spanish | Gallineta Americana |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Pollona Negra |
| Spanish (Chile) | Tagüita del norte |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Gallareta Frentirroja |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Gallareta de pico rojo |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Gallareta Pico Rojo |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Gallareta Común |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Gallineta Frente Roja |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Gallineta Frente Roja |
| Spanish (Panama) | Gallareta Frentirroja |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Polla negra |
| Spanish (Peru) | Polla de Agua Común |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Gallareta Común |
| Spanish (Spain) | Gallineta americana |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Polla de Agua |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Gallineta de Agua |
| Swedish | amerikansk rörhöna |
| Turkish | Amerika Sutavuğu |
| Ukrainian | Курочка латиноамериканська |
Gallinula galeata (Lichtenstein, 1818)
PROTONYM:
Crex galeata
Lichtenstein, 1818. Verzeichniss von ausgestopften Säugethieren und Vögeln (etc.), p.36 Concept.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Brazil (or Paraguay, ex Azara.?)
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- GALLINULA
- gallinula
- galeata / galeatum / galeatus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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Distribution of the Common Gallinule
