Common Moorhen

Key Facts

Family: Rallidae

Biometrics:
Length: 30 to 40 cm, Weight: Male - 250 to 500 g, Female - 200 to 300 g, Wingspan: 50 to 55 cm

Range:
Europe, Asia, Africa, Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Philippines and Indonesia

Habitat:
Tropical rain forests, marshes, water bodies with thick vegetation, reed beds, freshwater wetlands, flooded pasture, slow-flowing rivers, flooded meadows, flood-plains and irrigated lands