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Common Moorhen
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) is a bird species in the family Rallidae. Subspecies G.c. indica is a resident of Sri Lanka. The common moorhen lives around well-vegetated marshes, ponds, canals and other wetlands. The moorhen is a distinctive species, with dark plumage apart from the white undertail, yellow legs and a red frontal shield. The birds are territorial during breeding season. The nest is a basket built on the ground in dense vegetation. Incubation lasts about three weeks. Both parents incubate and feed the young. They forage beside or in the water, sometimes walking on lilypads or upending in the water to feed. They are often secretive,
Captured at Thalangama Lake, Sri Lanka
Common Moorhen
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) is a bird species in the family Rallidae. Subspecies G.c. indica is a resident of Sri Lanka. The common moorhen lives around well-vegetated marshes, ponds, canals and other wetlands. The moorhen is a distinctive species, with dark plumage apart from the white undertail, yellow legs and a red frontal shield. The birds are territorial during breeding season. The nest is a basket built on the ground in dense vegetation. Incubation lasts about three weeks. Both parents incubate and feed the young. They forage beside or in the water, sometimes walking on lilypads or upending in the water to feed. They are often secretive,
Captured at Thalangama Lake, Sri Lanka