Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)
About the Dusky Moorhen
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. They often live alongside birds in the same genus, such as the Tasmanian nativehen and the common moorhen.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 46 recordings for this species: 35 CC BY-NC-ND · 10 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Australia, Papua New Guinea in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Common GallinuleGallinula galeatarecording
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.