Makira Moorhen

Gallinula silvestris

Least Concern

The Makira Moorhen is a rail, crake, gallinule, coot, or swamphen of the Solomon Islands and Bismarck Archipelago. 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

Group

Rails, Gallinules, and Allies

Range

Makira Moorhen Range — Resident or seasonal range in the Solomon Islands and Bismarck Archipelago

Population

≈ Unknown

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