Gough moorhen  (Gallinula comeri)

Description

The Gough moorhen is a medium-sized, thickset, almost flightless bird that resembles the common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) (2) but is smaller, stockier and with shorter wings (3). The head, neck and underparts are a sooty-black, while the mantle is brown and the tail is tipped in white (2). Unlike the common moorhen, the white plumage on the flanks is either missing or reduced (3). The beak is yellow at the tip, changing to red at the base of the bill, which continues up between the eyes to the forehead (2) (3). The legs are red to orange in colour with greenish-yellow blotches (3).

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