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     | Common Gallinue - (Gallinula galeata)
 
Identification 
 Red patch from forehead onto triangular bill, whitish tip
Brownish back, dark gray undersides, neck and head
White stripe on sides13” (33 cm)
Habitat  Identification aka Common Moorhen, Swamp chicken,Status in Kickapoo Watershed: Rare migrant – very few records.
 Comparable Species American Coot (appearance)Mallard (size)trivia 3
 
 
 
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