moorhen
Red-billed wader
A moorhen is a dark waterbird with a red and yellow bill, common in ponds, marshes, and slow-moving waterways across Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Related to coots and rails, moorhens bob their heads while swimming and often forage on land near water's edge.
The name comes from an old word for marsh, not from moors.
Aquatic rail family bird
- cootLobed-foot marsh bird
- railHorizontal support bar
- waterbirdAvian that frequents lakes
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
beak · feathers · avian · nesting · brood · chick · foraging · omnivore
Waterlogged land ecosystem
- reedbedWetland grass thicket
- pondSmall still body
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
sedge · cattail · rushes · waterlogged · canal · ditch · riverbank · vegetation
Lobed-foot marsh bird
- railHorizontal support bar
- crakeSmall secretive marsh bird
- duckWaterbird that quacks
- grebeFreshwater diving bird
teal · heron · bittern · egret · swamphen · jacana · snipe · sandpiper
Locomotion through water
- divingEntering water deliberately
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- alarm callScheduled rousing notification
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
incubation · foraging · dabbling · upending · secretive · skulking · aggressive · nest-building
gallinule
Aquatic rail family bird
plumage · beak · feathers · avian · nesting · brood · chick · foraging · omnivore · territorial
wetland
Waterlogged land ecosystem
swamp · sedge · cattail · rushes · waterlogged · canal · ditch · riverbank · vegetation · bulrush
coot
Lobed-foot marsh bird
grebe · teal · heron · bittern · egret · swamphen · jacana · snipe · sandpiper · plover
swimming
Locomotion through water
- divingEntering water deliberately
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- alarm callScheduled rousing notification
clutch · incubation · foraging · dabbling · upending · secretive · skulking · aggressive · nest-building
- Rallidae
- birdsrobin, crow, eagle, owl, duck
- British Wildlifered deer, badgers, grey squirrel, foxes, otter
- waterbirdsducks, auk, geese, bittern, swans
- African wetland wildlifeNile crocodile, hippo, hippopotamus, crocodile, shoebill
- Mediterranean wildlifedolphin, monk seal, loggerhead turtle, sea turtle, green turtle
moorhenalbatross
Long-winged oceanic bird
roadrunner · petrel · sandgrouse · gannet · puffin