Gallinula chloropus Linnaeus 1758 (Eurasian moorhen)

Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae

Alternative combination: Fulica chloropus

Synonyms: Gallinula brodkorbi McCoy 1963, Gallinula chloropus brodkorbi McCoy 1963

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Gallinula according to D. Michailidis et al. 2018

See also Brodkorb 1967, Carrera et al. 2018, Clements et al. 2017, Goodman 1999, Linnaeus 1758, McCoy 1963, Mlikovsky 2002, Olson 1974, Olson 1975, Olson 1977, Olson and James 1982, Steadman and Mead 2010, Steadman et al. 2003, Weesie 1988, Wetmore 1931, Wetmore 1933, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: Gallinula balcanica, Gallinula gigantea, Gallinula hodgenorum, Gallinula kansarum, Gallinula peralta, Gallinula strenuipes, Gallinula tenebrosa

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Egypt (1 collection), Greece (2), Italy (1), Jordan (1), Madagascar (3), Mexico (2), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (3), United States (7: Florida, Virginia)

• Pliocene of United States (1: Idaho)

Total: 22 collections including 23 occurrences

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