Eurasian Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Family: Rails, gallinules, and coots
Eurasian Moorhen is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.
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They forage beside or in the water, sometimes walking on lilypads or upending in the water to feed.
The nest is a basket built on the ground in dense vegetation.
About 8 eggs are usually laid per female early in the season; a brood later in the year usually has only 5–8 or fewer eggs.