Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Common Gallinule

Gallinula galeata

Spanish: Gallineta común

Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)
Photographed by ted_goshulak on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

The common gallinule (Gallinula galeata) is a bird in the family Rallidae. It was split from the common moorhen by the American Ornithologists' Union in July 2011. It lives around well-vegetated marshes, ponds, canals, and other wetlands in the Americas. The species is not found in the polar regions or many tropical rainforests. Elsewhere, the common gallinule is likely the most commonly seen rail species in much of North America, excepting the American coot in some... Most often recorded in Mar, Jan.

TaxonomyAves › Gruiformes › Rallidae
Local records5 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records74,610 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2023 – 2024
Months recorded near La Saladita
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Cite as: “Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/gallinula-galeata/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.