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24-FEB-2015 Hank Vander Velde

20150225 DR 293 Common Moorhen.jpg

Dominican Republic

Bob Pelkey (jkrnm5)advised me that these are now known as Common Gallinule (Gallinula Galeata). None of my many bird books show this. They all include only the Purple Gallinule. I discovered on the internet that indeed there had been a split off in 2011. These look the same to me as the ones I saw in The Netherlands some years ago and I have not been able to determine the difference in the two, other than a name and territorial change as follows.

Gallinula Chloropus = Eurasian Moorhen in the Eastern Hemispher. (Formerly Common Moorhen)
Gallinula Galeata = Common Gallinule in the Western Hemispher. (Formerly Common Moorhen)

They are still Common Moorhen to me. Thanks for the heads-up Bob.

Nikon D800 ,Nikkor 300mm f/4 ED-IF AF-S
1/1600s f/6.3 at 420.0mm iso3200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
Stephanie18-Mar-2015 23:39
What a charming and fun bird! Would love to see one in person some day! V
fotabug18-Mar-2015 23:27
Excellent photo! V
hge5418-Mar-2015 21:45
Good job, Hank. I think they are using DNA to re-designate these species.
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet18-Mar-2015 21:11
Superb picture.
hayl18-Mar-2015 20:32
Whatever his name he makes a great photo.
Colin Storey18-Mar-2015 20:20
Great with the reflections.
francoisconstantin18-Mar-2015 20:04
Very nice capture with nicw details.
bill friedlander18-Mar-2015 18:21
A lovely setting for this bird shot. V
jychamberland18-Mar-2015 16:51
wonderful capture Hank!
joseantonio18-Mar-2015 13:21
Very nice information about the names
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