Gough moorhen  (Gallinula comeri)

Species information

Videos and images

Authentication

Authenticated (15/12/08) by Ross Wanless and Andrea Angel, Percy Fitzpatrick Institute of African Ornithology. 
http://www.fitzpatrick.uct.ac.za

Glossary

  • Endemic: a species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.
  • Mantle: in birds, the wings, shoulder feathers and back, when coloured differently from the rest of the body.
  • Monogamous: mating with a single partner.
  • Territory: an area occupied and defended by an animal, a pair of animals or a colony.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (December, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. BirdLife International (December, 2008)
    http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species
  3. Twycross Zoo Animal Information Sheet (December, 2008)
    http://www.twycrosszoo.com/PDF/gough%20moorhen.pdf
  4. Zoological Museum of Amsterdam (December, 2008)
    http://ip30.eti.uva.nl/zma3d/detail.php?id=163&sort=taxon&type=family
  5. The Island Cock of Tristan da Cunha (December, 2008)
    http://www.beintema.com/moorhen.html
  6. Wanless, R.M. and Wilson, J.W. (2007) Predation by Gough Moorhens on introduced House Mice: implications for conservation. Ardea, 95: 322 - 325.
  7. UNEP-WCMC (December, 2008)
    http://www.unep-wcmc.org/sites/wh/pdf/GOUGH%20and%20INACCESSIBLE%20IS.pdf
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