Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Gallinula chloropus cachinnans Bangs, 1915

Gallineta frente roja, Common Moorhen

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Aves

Order
Gruiformes

Family
Rallidae

Genus
Gallinula

Species
chloropus

Subspecies
cachinnans

Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa

References

  • GBIF Secretariat (2021) GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/5284517
  • Integrated Taxonomic Information System (2021) Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Www.itis.gov

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"Galapagos Species Database, Gallinula chloropus cachinnans", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=9039. Accessed 5 November 2026.