Lesser Moorhen

Paragallinula angulata

Least Concern

The Lesser Moorhen is a rail, crake, gallinule, coot, or swamphen of freshwater wetlands, marshes, and densely vegetated shorelines across the species' range. It usually keeps close to dense cover around marshes, wet grassland, flooded fields, or shallow water, where it searches for seeds, shoots, insects, and other small invertebrates with its long toes spreading its weight on soft ground.

Family
Rallidae
Range
Lesser Moorhen Range — Resident or seasonal range in freshwater wetlands, marshes, and densely vegetated shorelines across the species' range
Population
≈ Unknown
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