gallinule

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von gallinule im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch
purple gallinule: sazhorozu
purple gallinule: (Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) saz horozu

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von gallinule im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: Several species of birds in the genera Porphyrio and Gallinula of the family Rallidae; {n} a tribe of fowls; The common European gallinule (Gallinula chloropus) is also called moor hen, water hen, water rail, moor coot, night bird, and erroneously dabchick; {i} type of water bird; Closely related to it is the Florida gallinule (Gallinula galeata); any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens; Any of several species of marsh birds (family Rallidae) found in temperate, tropical, and subtropical regions worldwide. Gallinules are about 12-18 in. (30-45 cm) long, with a compressed body like those of the related rails and coots. They have a fleshy plate on the forehead and long, thin toes that enable them to run on floating vegetation. Many species have brightly coloured areas of plumage or skin. They are noisy, inquisitive, and less secretive than most rails. Many are migratory. They build a bulky nest of rushes on or near the water. See also moorhen; The purple gallinule of America is Ionornis Martinica, that of the Old World is Porphyrio porphyrio; They are remarkable for running rapidly over marshes and on floating plants; One of several wading birds, having long, webless toes, and a frontal shield, belonging to the family Rallidae
american gallinule: American purple gallinule
black gallinule: {i} water bird with black feathers and red beak that dwells in lakes and swampy lands
european gallinule: purple gallinule of southern Europe
florida gallinule: North American dark bluish-gray gallinule
purple gallinule: gallinules with showy purplish plumage