Lesser Moorhen

It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

The Lesser Moorhen is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Lesser Moorhen (Gallinula angulata) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Lesser Moorhen is classed as Ungraded: species that are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland show section Products featuring Lesser Moorhen (1) The Birdsongs of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East (AGDD: £59.95) show section External Links (0) We currently have no external links for this species. More

Since there is a 2003 record of Lesser Moorhen Gallinula angulata in Spain (Ardeola 52(1), 2005, 185-206), the 1st for the Western Palearctic, the odd shape of the Riet Vell bird, clearly a Moorhen despite the initial colour recalling a smaller Porzana, added to the limited quality of the initial three images brought some attention to this bird. More

The lesser moorhen is a shy bird, infrequently seen in wetlands and seasonal pools. The juvenile above was photographed in Tarangire in May 2008. More images of juveniles and immatures are in the slideshow. More

lesser moorhen kruger national park birds The Lesser Moorhen (Latin name Gallinula angulata) is described in Roberts Birds of Southern Africa, 7th Edition. This bird has a unique Roberts number of 227 and you will find a full description of this bird on page 335 also a picture of the Lesser Moorhen on page 305. The Lesser Moorhen belongs to the family of birds classified as Rallidae. The map of the Kruger you see on this page shows the areas (coloured orange) where this bird has been identified. More