Dusky Moorhen

Gallinula tenebrosa Gould, 1846

25–32 cmLength530 gWeight

The dusky moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa) is a bird species in the rail family and is one of the eight extant species in the moorhen genus.

Busiest months: January and September–October · Most records: Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Dusky Moorhen has been recorded at 208 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Jerrabomberra Wetlands Nature ReserveAustralia9,605 records
Sandy Camp Road WetlandsAustralia6,179 records
Royal Botanic Gardens MelbourneAustralia4,617 records

More places

Oxley Creek CommonAustralia4,602 records
Centennial ParkAustralia4,499 records
Royal ParkAustralia3,975 records
Herdsman LakeAustralia3,757 records
Western Treatment PlantAustralia3,427 records
Dowse LagoonAustralia3,223 records
Banyule Flats ReserveAustralia2,653 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Australia Papua New Guinea Indonesia New Caledonia Timor-Leste

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The dusky moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa) is a bird species in the rail family and is one of the eight extant species in the moorhen genus. It occurs in Australia, New Guinea, Borneo and Indonesia. It is often confused with the purple swamphen and the Eurasian coot due to similar appearance and overlapping distributions.

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Questions

How big is the Dusky Moorhen?

The Dusky Moorhen is about 25–32 cm long and weighs around 530 g.

Where does the Dusky Moorhen live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: Wallacea, New Guinea, eastern Australia, Tasmania, New Britain (southeastern Bismarck Archipelago) and New Caledonia. It is most often recorded in Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.