bird · Gruiformes · Rallidae
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus, 1758) — also called Eurasian Moorhen, Moorhen, Common Gallinule. Occurrence records of the Common Moorhen are shared on GBIF from around 169 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all False Bay Nature Reserve (5 312 records), in 9 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernRallidae
169reserves with records
54 978records around them
9provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 5 312 |
| Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area | GP Gauteng | 4 314 |
| Garden Route National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 2 945 |
| Marievale Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 783 |
| Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 742 |
| Table Mountain National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 1 668 |
| Tokai ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 1 573 |
| Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 523 |
| Korsman ConservancyPrivate game reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 511 |
| Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area | WC Western Cape | 1 447 |
| Eugene Marais ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 168 |
| Kruin ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 163 |
| Rietfontein Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 157 |
| Hottentots-HollandProtected area | WC Western Cape | 1 091 |
| Addo Elephant National ParkNational park | EC Eastern Cape | 1 081 |
| Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | 957 |
| Highveld GardenNature reserve | FS Free State | 956 |
| Groenkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 824 |
| Roodeplaat Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 789 |
| Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area | WC Western Cape | 782 |
| Helderberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 763 |
| Iphithi Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 756 |
| Springside Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 754 |
| Muizenberg CaveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 749 |
| Dick Dent Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 707 |
| Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 662 |
| Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve | FS Free State | 642 |
| St. James SpringNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 570 |
| Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical garden | GP Gauteng | 569 |
| Nyati ConcessionProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 536 |
| Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected area | GP Gauteng | 525 |
| Free State National Botanical GardenBotanical garden | FS Free State | 499 |
| Limietberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 480 |
| Seal IslandNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 461 |
| Austin Roberts Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | GP Gauteng | 443 |
| Grysbok ParkNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 424 |
| Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 417 |
| Borakalalo Game ReserveGame reserve | GP Gauteng | 412 |
| The WaterberryNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 348 |
| Wilderness National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 344 |
| Umdoni Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 338 |
| Raapenberg Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 323 |
| Sneeuwberg Protected EnvironmentProtected area | FS Free State | 295 |
| Elephant Sanctuary HartbeespoortWildlife sanctuary | NW North West | 295 |
| Monkey SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | NW North West | 295 |
| Zeekoevlei Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 294 |
| Vredenheim Big Cats ParkWildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | 294 |
| Bishop Bird ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 290 |
| Golden Gate Highlands National ParkNational park | FS Free State | 274 |
| Macassar Dunes Conservation AreaProtected area | WC Western Cape | 273 |
| Albert Falls Game ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 265 |
| Rotary ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 264 |
| Blaauwberg Conservation AreaNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 244 |
| Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park | NC Northern Cape | 226 |
| West Coast Fossil ParkProtected heritage site | WC Western Cape | 212 |
| Steenbok Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 201 |
| Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 191 |
| Nylsvley Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 177 |
| Montgomery VleiNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 174 |
| Diepsloot NatuurreservaatNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 170 |
and 109 more reserves with fewer records.
By province
- Western Cape
- 63 reserves
- Gauteng
- 39 reserves
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 22 reserves
- Free State
- 11 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 11 reserves
- North West
- 9 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 7 reserves
- Limpopo
- 4 reserves
- Northern Cape
- 3 reserves
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Family
- Rallidae
- Scientific name
- Gallinula chloropus
- GBIF taxon
- 5228199
- Wikidata
- Q18847
More of the Rallidae family
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.