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Common Moorhen

Common Moorhen - Adult

Photographer
Location
» Tejina (La Laguna), Tenerife
Country image taken
» Canary Islands
Date
» August, 2017
Equipment
» Pentax K-m with zoom Tamron 70-300 mm
Bird Species
»Gallinula chloropus - Common Moorhen
Bird Species (French)
»Gallinule poule d'eau
Bird Status
» Least Concern
Remarks
» This is a common breeding species in some islands of the Canaries (Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Tenerife and La Gomera), where it is spreading in the last decades, having colonized also La Palma. On the other hand, migrant birds reach the archipelago during migration periods.

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