Common Moorhen
279) Common Moorhen
Common Moorhen, Swamp Chicken, Gallinula chloropus, Tiong Air
The common moorhen lives around well-vegetated marshes, ponds, canals and other wetlands. They gives a wide range of gargling calls and will emit loud hisses when threatened. This species will consume a wide variety of vegetable material and small aquatic creatures. They forage beside or in the water, sometimes walking on lilypads or upending in the water to feed. They are often secretive, but can become tame in some areas. Despite loss of habitat in parts of its range, the common moorhen remains plentiful and widespread.
Walaupun namanya Tiong Air, ia bukanlah sejenis Tiong. Burung ini habitatnya di kawasan paya dan berair. Ia memburu haiwan kecil akuatik dan juga memakan tumbuh-tumbuhan paya. Selalu kelihatan di tebing atau berjalan diatas daun-daun teratai memburu makanannya.
Exif: f5.6, 1/640, ISO 640, focal length 800mm, Cik Canon EOS 50D, lens Canon 400mm, TC 2.0, car window
Common Moorhen
279) Common Moorhen
Common Moorhen, Swamp Chicken, Gallinula chloropus, Tiong Air
The common moorhen lives around well-vegetated marshes, ponds, canals and other wetlands. They gives a wide range of gargling calls and will emit loud hisses when threatened. This species will consume a wide variety of vegetable material and small aquatic creatures. They forage beside or in the water, sometimes walking on lilypads or upending in the water to feed. They are often secretive, but can become tame in some areas. Despite loss of habitat in parts of its range, the common moorhen remains plentiful and widespread.
Walaupun namanya Tiong Air, ia bukanlah sejenis Tiong. Burung ini habitatnya di kawasan paya dan berair. Ia memburu haiwan kecil akuatik dan juga memakan tumbuh-tumbuhan paya. Selalu kelihatan di tebing atau berjalan diatas daun-daun teratai memburu makanannya.
Exif: f5.6, 1/640, ISO 640, focal length 800mm, Cik Canon EOS 50D, lens Canon 400mm, TC 2.0, car window