Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Subspecies (3)
Barry Taylor
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 18, 2013
Text last updated April 18, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | polla endolada |
| Czech | slípka tmavá |
| Dutch | Zwart Waterhoen |
| English | Dusky Moorhen |
| English (United States) | Dusky Moorhen |
| French | Gallinule sombre |
| French (France) | Gallinule sombre |
| German | Papuateichhuhn |
| Icelandic | Hrjósturhæna |
| Indonesian | Mandar kelam |
| Japanese | ネッタイバン |
| Norwegian | australsivhøne |
| Polish | kokoszka ciemna |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Galinha-d'água-sombria |
| Russian | Тёмная камышница |
| Serbian | Australijska barska kokica |
| Slovak | sliepočka tmavá |
| Spanish | Gallineta Enlutada |
| Spanish (Spain) | Gallineta enlutada |
| Swedish | mörk rörhöna |
| Turkish | Karaca Sutavuğu |
| Ukrainian | Курочка чорна |
Gallinula tenebrosa Gould, 1846
PROTONYM:
Gallinula tenebrosa
Gould, 1846. The birds of Australia pt22, pl.14.
TYPE LOCALITY:
South Australia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- GALLINULA
- gallinula
- tenebrosa / tenebrosus
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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
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Dusky Moorhen
