Dusky Moorhen
Gallinula tenebrosa tenebrosa
Lake Wendoree, Ballarat, C Vic IMG_7151 20181217 - breeding adult
Notes: Dark plumage w. white sides to undertail.
Bill & forehead shield are primarily red w. a
yellow tip.
When breeding, tarsus orange-red flush. Non-breeding adult: duller
colours, shrunken
shield, red on tarsus fades to olive green or
yellow. Immature: dark bill w. trace of red & yellow.
Swims
w. head jerk, tail high. Walks w. tail flicking. Two other ssp to N of
Aust, slightly smaller .
Range from eBird©(last 10 years)
Braeside Park, Melbourne, S Vic IMG_4043 20220423 - adult
Gundagai, S NSW IMG_0891 20190617 - adult CLICK for non-breeding adult.
Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, SC Vic IMG_4402 20240106 - adult
Edithvale Wetlands, S Vic IMG_3029 20100121 - adult x 2
Brisbane, SE Qld IMG_5257 20180610 - immature. CLICK for one at Freshwater Lake, Centenary Lakes, Cairns North,FNE Qld: 20231208.
Lake Pertobe, Warrnambool, SW Vic IMG_4288 20220107 - immature
Lake Wendoree, Ballarat, C Vic IMG_9259 20210417 - juvenile
Lake Pertobe, Warrnambool, SW Vic IMG_4275 20220107 - chick
Westgate Park, Melbourne, S Vic IMG_3683 20211030 - adult
Gundagai, S NSW MVI_0898 20190617 - adult
Freshwater Lake, Centenary Lakes, Cairns North, FNE Qld IMG_7646 20231208 - immature