© Daniel Casey
Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
Brett K. Bannor and Erik Kiviat
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 2002
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 2002
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Croatian | američka mlakuša |
| Czech | slípka americká |
| Dutch | Amerikaans Waterhoen |
| English | Common Gallinule |
| English (HAW) | ʻAlae ʻula - Common Gallinule |
| English (Kenya) | American Moorhen |
| English (UK) | American Moorhen |
| English (United States) | Common Gallinule |
| Finnish | amerikanliejukana |
| French | Gallinule d'Amérique |
| French (French Guiana) | Gallinule d'Amérique |
| German | Amerikateichhuhn |
| Greek | Αμερικανική Νερόκοτα |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Poul dlo tèt wouj |
| Hungarian | Amerikai vízityúk |
| Icelandic | Starhæna |
| Japanese | アメリカバン |
| Norwegian | amerikasivhøne |
| Polish | kokoszka amerykańska |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | galinha-d'água |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Galinha-d'água-americana |
| Russian | Американская камышница |
| Serbian | Američka barska kokica |
| Slovak | sliepočka nahana |
| Slovenian | Ameriška zelenonoga tukalica |
| Spanish | Gallineta Americana |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Pollona Negra |
| Spanish (Chile) | Tagüita del norte |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Gallareta Frentirroja |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Gallareta de pico rojo |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Gallareta Pico Rojo |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Gallareta Común |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Gallineta Frente Roja |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Gallineta Frente Roja |
| Spanish (Panama) | Gallareta Frentirroja |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Polla negra |
| Spanish (Peru) | Polla de Agua Común |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Gallareta Común |
| Spanish (Spain) | Gallineta americana |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Polla de Agua |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Gallineta de Agua |
| Swedish | amerikansk rörhöna |
| Turkish | Amerika Sutavuğu |
| Ukrainian | Курочка латиноамериканська |
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- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Common Gallinule in North and Middle America.
And the western West Indies. This species also breeds in the remaining West Indies, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Australasian region, and the Hawaiian Islands (O‘ahu, Kaua‘i, and Moloka‘i). Scattered individuals winter in eastern North America north to southern Canada. See text for details.