Common Moorhen

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q18847
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Common Moorhen

Summary

Common Moorhen is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,437 views/month, #1,228 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Common Moorhen's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Common Moorhen is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Common Moorhen's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Common Moorhen is classified within Gallinula[6].
  • Common Moorhen's scientific name is Gallinula chloropus[7].
  • Common Moorhen's Commons category is recorded as Gallinula chloropus[8].
  • Common Moorhen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gallinula chloropus[9].
  • Common Moorhen's Commons gallery is recorded as Gallinula chloropus[10].
  • Common Moorhen's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[11].
  • Common Moorhen's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[12].
  • Common Moorhen's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Common Moorhen's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14].
  • Common Moorhen's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'G. chloropus'}[15].
  • Common Moorhen is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common Moorhen'}[16].
  • Common Moorhen is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Teichhuhn'}[17].
  • Common Moorhen is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gallineta común'}[18].
  • Common Moorhen is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Gallinule poule-d’eau'}[19].
  • Common Moorhen is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': "Gallinella d'acqua"}[20].
  • Common Moorhen is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Камышница'}[21].
  • Common Moorhen is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Grønbenet Rørhøne'}[22].
  • Common Moorhen is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Grootwaterhoender'}[23].
  • Common Moorhen is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Sivhøne'}[24].
  • Common Moorhen is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'バン'}[25].
  • Common Moorhen is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Waterhoen'}[26].
  • Common Moorhen is commonly known as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'นกอีล้ำ'}[27].

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Classification

Common Moorhen's scientific name is Gallinula chloropus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Gallinula[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[16], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Teichhuhn'}[17], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gallineta común'}[18], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Gallinule poule-d’eau'}[19], {'lang': 'it', 'text': "Gallinella d'acqua"}[20], and {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Камышница'}[21].

Identifiers

Common Moorhen's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9123[28]. Common Moorhen's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45509128[29]. Common Moorhen's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5228199[30]. Common Moorhen's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176284[31].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Common Moorhen include HMAS Waterhen[32], a destroyer[33].

Why It Matters

Common Moorhen ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,437 views/month, #1,228 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for it include HMAS Waterhen[32], a destroyer[33].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Status in the red list of threatened species in the czech republic near threatened
    Described by source Nordisk familjebok, Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +1
    Instance of
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