 |
| Adults,
Nepean River © 2003 Mike Simpson |
 |
| Adult in park. © 2004 Mike Simpson |
| Dusky Moorhen |
| Gallinula tenebrosa |
| Family: Rallidae |
|
||||
| Status: Resident / Common | |||||
| The Dusky Moorhen is common on the Nepean River often surrounded by chicks in the Spring. | |||||
| Size: 35-38 cm | |||||
| Voice: Many shrill notes. | |||||
| Nesting Ecology: Nests on a bed of reed stems and dried grass on a broken down tussock of grass or reeds. | |||||
| Australian Distribution: Eastern Australia to King Is. apart from Tasmania and Cape York. |