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Species profile—Gallinula tenebrosa (dusky moorhen)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Rallidae (crakes, rails and swamphens) → Gallinula tenebrosa (dusky moorhen)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Rallidae (crakes, rails and swamphens)
Scientific name
Gallinula tenebrosa Gould, 1846
Common name
dusky moorhen
WildNet taxon ID
1673
Alternate name(s)
waterhen
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic & Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1673.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022