Trinidad and the Guianas south through Brazil to northern Argentina and Uruguay. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus).
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) [XC257464]
by John V. Moore from Guayas: \, Ecuador (call, calls)
Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) [XC325373]
by David Ricardo Rodr\u00edguez Villamil from Mather Lake, Sacramento County, California, United States (call)
Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus).
The following 7 subspecies are recognised:
sandvicensis Streets, 1877 - Hawaiian Is. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus).
cachinnans Bangs, 1915 - South-eastern Canada and USA through Central America to western Panama, also Bermuda and Galapagos; northern populations winter south to Panama and possibly beyond. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus).
cerceris Bangs, 1910 - Greater and Lesser Antilles. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus).
barbadensis Bond, J, 1954 - Barbados. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus).
pauxilla Bangs, 1915 - Eastern Panama, northern and western Colombia, western Ecuador and coastal north-western Peru. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus).
garmani Allen, JA, 1876 - Andes of Peru, Chile, Bolivia and north-western Argentina. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus).
galeata (Lichtenstein, 1818) - Trinidad and the Guianas south through Brazil to northern Argentina and Uruguay. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus).
BirdLife International Species Factsheet