Dusky Moorhen
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Dusky Moorhen

Gallinula tenebrosa

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
1 Verified records at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

Black-tailed Nativehen

Black-tailed Nativehen

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinula ventralis

Insufficient data
Eurasian Coot
LC

Eurasian Coot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fulica atra

<5% · Rare
Buff-banded Rail

Buff-banded Rail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallirallus philippensis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Dusky Moorhen at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
2 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
3 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
4 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
5 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
6 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
7 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
8 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
9 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
10 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
11 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
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