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 (France) | 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 |
Gallinula galeata (Lichtenstein, 1818)
Definitions
- GALLINULA
- gallinula
- galeata / galeatum / galeatus
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
Authors
Brett K. Bannor and Erik Kiviat
Recommended Citation
Bannor, B. K. and E. Kiviat (2020). Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.comgal1.01
Birds of North America
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Version 2.0
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- January 1, 2002
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
Authors
Brett K. Bannor and Erik Kiviat
Revisors
Brett K. Bannor and Erik Kiviat
Recommended Citation
Bannor, B. K. and E. Kiviat (2002). Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.685
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Print Version (requires subscription to access)
- January 1, 2002
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
Recommended Citation
Banner, B. K., and E. Kiviat. 2002. Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus). In The Birds of North America, No. 685 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. https://doi.org/10.2173/tbna.685.p
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- September 5, 2015
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
Authors
Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, David Christie, and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
del Hoyo, J., N. Collar, D. A. Christie, and G. M. Kirwan (2015). Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.