Biology:Lesser moorhen

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Short description: Species of bird

Lesser moorhen
Lesser moorhen (Paragallinula angulata).jpg
Matetsi Safari Area, Zimbabwe
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Paragallinula
Sangster, Garcia-R & Trewick, 2015
Species:
P. angulata
Binomial name
Paragallinula angulata
(Sundevall, 1850)
Synonyms

Gallinula angulata Sundevall, 1851

The lesser moorhen (Paragallinula angulata) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is sometimes placed into the genus Gallinula. It is the only member of the genus Paragallinula.[2]

It is widely spread across Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding Southern Africa and Madagascar).

Taxonomy

The lesser moorhen was formerly placed in the genus Gallinula, but a 2015 molecular genetic study demonstrated that Gallinula was composed of four distinct lineages. The genus was split into four genera: Gallinula (sensu stricto), Paragallinula, Porphyriops, and Tribonyx.[3]

P. angulata is the only known species of Paragallinula which makes Paragallinula a monotypic genus.

The name paragallinula comes from the Greek para 'beside' and the genus Gallinula. It is named for its similarity with the members of Gallinula, but it also indicates its unique genetic lineage.[3]

Notes

Recorded in the Western Palearctic:[4]//www.birdguides.com/articles/lesser-moorhen-in-cape-verde-march-2019

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Paragallinula angulata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22692883A93373006. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692883A93373006.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22692883/93373006. Retrieved 11 November 2021. 
  2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds (2019). "Flufftails, finfoots, rails, trumpeters, cranes, limpkin". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/flufftails/. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Sangster, George; Garcia-R, Juan Carlos; Trewick, Steve A. (2015-11-16). "A new genus for the Lesser Moorhen Gallinula angulata Sundevall, 1850 (Aves, Rallidae)" (in en). European Journal of Taxonomy (153). doi:10.5852/ejt.2015.153. ISSN 2118-9773. https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/275. 
  4. ://www.birdguides.com/articles/lesser-moorhen-in-cape-verde-march-2019

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q966683 entry