Genus

Typical Moorhens

Gallinula

6 species in our catalog · found in 185 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Gallinula mortierii

Gallinula chloropus

Gallinula tenebrosa

Gallinula angulata

Gallinula ventralis

Gallinula melanops

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

30–40

Jan

30–40

Feb

30–40

Mar

20–30

Apr

20–30

May

20–30

Jun

20–30

Jul

20–30

Aug

20–30

Sep

20–30

Oct

20–30

Nov

20–30

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Moorhens

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	80–90%
	Tasmanian Nativehen			80–90%
2	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	70–80%
	Common Moorhen			70–80%
3	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	60–70%
	Common Moorhen			60–70%
4	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	50–60%
	Common Moorhen			50–60%
5	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	50–60%
	Common Moorhen			50–60%
6	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	40–50%
	Tasmanian Nativehen			40–50%
7	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	40–50%
	Common Moorhen			40–50%
8	Hemis National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	40–50%
	Common Moorhen			40–50%
9	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	30–40%
	Common Moorhen			30–40%
	Lesser Moorhen			<5%
10	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	30–40%
	Common Moorhen			30–40%
11	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1	30–40%
	Common Moorhen			30–40%
12	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	20–30%
	Common Moorhen			20–30%
13	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	20–30%
	Common Moorhen			20–30%
14	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	20–30%
	Common Moorhen			20–30%
15	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	20–30%
	Common Moorhen			20–30%
16	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	20–30%
	Common Moorhen			20–30%
17	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	20–30%
	Dusky Moorhen			20–30%
	Black-tailed Nativehen			<5%
18	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	20–30%
	Common Moorhen			20–30%
19	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	20–30%
	Common Moorhen			20–30%
20	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	20–30%
	Common Moorhen			20–30%
21	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	20–30%
	Common Moorhen			20–30%
22	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	20–30%
	Dusky Moorhen			20–30%
23	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	10–20%
	Common Moorhen			10–20%
24	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	10–20%
	Common Moorhen			10–20%
25	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	10–20%
	Common Moorhen			10–20%
26	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	10–20%
	Common Moorhen			10–20%
27	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	10–20%
	Common Moorhen			10–20%
28	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	10–20%
	Dusky Moorhen			10–20%
	Black-tailed Nativehen			Insufficient data
29	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	10–20%
	Common Moorhen			10–20%
	Lesser Moorhen			<5%
30	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	10–20%
	Common Moorhen			10–20%
31	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	10–20%
	Common Moorhen			10–20%
	Lesser Moorhen			<5%
32	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	10–20%
	Common Moorhen			10–20%
33	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	10–20%
	Common Moorhen			10–20%
	Spot-flanked Gallinule			<5%
34	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	10–20%
	Common Moorhen			10–20%
35	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	10–20%
	Common Moorhen			10–20%
36	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	10–20%
	Common Moorhen			10–20%
	Lesser Moorhen			<5%
37	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	10–20%
	Common Moorhen			10–20%
38	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	10–20%
	Common Moorhen			10–20%
39	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	10–20%
	Common Moorhen			10–20%
40	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	10–20%
	Common Moorhen			10–20%
41	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	10–20%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
42	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	10–20%
	Common Moorhen			10–20%
43	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	10–20%
	Common Moorhen			10–20%
44	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	10–20%
	Common Moorhen			10–20%
	Lesser Moorhen			<5%
45	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	10–20%
	Lesser Moorhen			5–10%
	Common Moorhen			5–10%
46	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	10–20%
	Dusky Moorhen			5–10%
	Black-tailed Nativehen			<5%
47	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
48	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	10–20%
	Common Moorhen			10–20%
49	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	10–20%
	Common Moorhen			10–20%
	Lesser Moorhen			<5%
50	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	10–20%
	Common Moorhen			10–20%
51	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	10–20%
	Common Moorhen			10–20%
52	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	10–20%
	Common Moorhen			5–10%
	Lesser Moorhen			Insufficient data
53	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	5–10%
	Common Moorhen			5–10%
54	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	5–10%
	Common Moorhen			5–10%
55	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	5–10%
	Common Moorhen			5–10%
56	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	5–10%
	Common Moorhen			5–10%
57	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	5–10%
	Common Moorhen			5–10%
58	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	5–10%
	Common Moorhen			5–10%
59	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	5–10%
	Lesser Moorhen			Insufficient data
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
60	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	5–10%
	Common Moorhen			5–10%
	Lesser Moorhen			<5%
61	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	5–10%
	Dusky Moorhen			5–10%
62	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1	5–10%
	Common Moorhen			5–10%
63	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	5–10%
	Common Moorhen			5–10%
64	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	5–10%
	Common Moorhen			5–10%
	Lesser Moorhen			Insufficient data
65	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	5–10%
	Common Moorhen			5–10%
	Lesser Moorhen			<5%
66	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	5–10%
	Common Moorhen			5–10%
67	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	5–10%
	Common Moorhen			5–10%
68	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	5–10%
	Common Moorhen			5–10%
	Spot-flanked Gallinule			Insufficient data
69	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	5–10%
	Common Moorhen			5–10%
70	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	5–10%
	Common Moorhen			5–10%
71	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	5–10%
	Common Moorhen			5–10%
	Lesser Moorhen			<5%
72	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	5–10%
	Black-tailed Nativehen			Insufficient data
	Dusky Moorhen			<5%
73	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	5–10%
	Tasmanian Nativehen			5–10%
74	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	5–10%
	Common Moorhen			5–10%
75	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	5–10%
	Common Moorhen			5–10%
76	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	5–10%
	Common Moorhen			5–10%
77	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	2	5–10%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
	Lesser Moorhen			<5%
78	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	5–10%
	Lesser Moorhen			<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
79	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
80	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
	Lesser Moorhen			<5%
81	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
82	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
83	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
84	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
	Lesser Moorhen			<5%
85	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Dusky Moorhen			<5%
86	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
87	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
	Lesser Moorhen			<5%
88	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
89	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
90	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
91	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
92	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
93	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
	Lesser Moorhen			<5%
94	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	Black-tailed Nativehen			<5%
95	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Dusky Moorhen			<5%
96	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
97	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
98	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
	Lesser Moorhen			Insufficient data
99	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
100	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	Dusky Moorhen			<5%
	Black-tailed Nativehen			Insufficient data
101	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
	Lesser Moorhen			Insufficient data
102	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
103	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
104	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
105	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
106	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
107	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
108	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
109	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
	Lesser Moorhen			Insufficient data
110	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
111	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
112	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Black-tailed Nativehen			Insufficient data
113	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
	Lesser Moorhen			<5%
114	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
115	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
116	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
117	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
	Lesser Moorhen			Insufficient data
118	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
119	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
120	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
121	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
122	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
123	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
124	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	<5%
	Lesser Moorhen			<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
125	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
126	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
127	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
128	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
	Spot-flanked Gallinule			Insufficient data
129	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
130	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
131	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
132	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
133	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
	Lesser Moorhen			Insufficient data
134	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
135	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Dusky Moorhen			<5%
136	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
137	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
138	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
139	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	Dusky Moorhen			Insufficient data
	Black-tailed Nativehen			Insufficient data
140	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
141	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
142	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
143	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
144	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
145	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
146	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
147	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
148	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
149	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Lesser Moorhen			Insufficient data
150	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
151	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
152	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
153	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	<5%
	Lesser Moorhen			Insufficient data
154	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
155	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
156	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
157	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Lesser Moorhen			Insufficient data
158	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
159	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
160	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
161	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
162	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
163	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
164	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
165	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
166	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
167	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
168	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
169	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
170	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
171	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
172	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
173	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
174	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			<5%
175	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
176	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
177	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
178	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
179	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
180	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
181	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
182	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
183	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
184	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data
185	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Common Moorhen			Insufficient data

Typical Moorhens

Species in this group

Tasmanian Nativehen

Common Moorhen

Dusky Moorhen

Lesser Moorhen

Black-tailed Nativehen

Spot-flanked Gallinule

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Typical Moorhens

Parks Ranked