Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)

Common Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Polla Gris
Galinha-d´agua

Family: Rallidae
Order: Gruiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Fulica chloropus.

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Last published photographs

Photography ID: 657263
Adult
Barcelona
Barcelona
Spain
09/21/2025
Pablo Eguia

Photography ID: 634526
Adult
Platja D`aro
Gerona
Spain
03/01/2025
Franco Damiani

Photography ID: 625255
Madrid
Madrid
Spain
01/15/2025
Julian Uriel Collado

Photography ID: 595949
Adult
Parque del Retiro
Madrid
Spain
12/22/2023
José Luis Ianiro

Photography ID: 560674
Adult
Granada
Granada
Spain
11/24/2017
Marcelo Funes

Photography ID: 552110
Adult
Villacañas
Toledo
Spain
09/21/2023
Carlos Schmidt

Photography ID: 511862
El Prat del Llobregat
Barcelona
Spain
10/05/2022
Hugo Caverzasi

Photography ID: 407838
Juvenile
Madrid
Madrid
Spain
08/10/2019
Patricia Gabriela Mancilla Iglesias

Photography ID: 407835
Adult
Madrid
Madrid
Spain
08/10/2019
Patricia Gabriela Mancilla Iglesias

Photography ID: 356752
Adult
Puerto de La Cruz
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Spain
10/03/2019
Germán Gil

Photography ID: 351156
Adult
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Spain
10/22/2017
Lucas Pisana

Photography ID: 303974
Juvenile
Valdebernardo-vicalvaro
Madrid
Spain
08/10/2013
Francisco Javier Martín Pérez

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2376096

21/09/2025

Spain

Barcelona

Pablo Eguia

2376024

18/09/2025

Spain

Valencia

Parc Natural de L´albufera

Pablo Eguia

2375904

16/09/2025

Spain

Granada

Golf Medina Elvira

Pablo Eguia

2375893

16/09/2025

Spain

Granada

Embalse del Cubillas

Pablo Eguia

2287813

01/03/2025

Spain

Gerona

Platja D`aro

Franco Damiani

2286235

22/02/2025

Spain

Valencia

Parque Natural de la Albufera de Valencia

Gabriel Carbajales

2286236

19/02/2025

Spain

Málaga

Rio verde, Puerto banus

Gabriel Carbajales

2286237

17/02/2025

Spain

Sevilla

Ciudad de Sevilla.

Gabriel Carbajales

2263214

06/02/2025

Spain

Toledo

Sendero 2 puentes

Gabriel Carbajales

2263197

05/02/2025

Spain

Madrid

Parque El Retiro, Madrid

Gabriel Carbajales

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