Common Moorhen

Where to see

Common Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Keoladeo National Park leads · 27 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Common Moorhen during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
~70%
2 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
~60%
3 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~50%
4 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~50%
5 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
~50%
6 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~40%
7 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
~40%
8 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
~30%
9 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~30%
10 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~30%
11 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
12 Golden Gate Highlands National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
13 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
14 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~20%
15 Mantadia National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
~20%
16 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
17 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
18 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
19 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
20 West Coast National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
21 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
22 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
23 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
~20%
24 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
~20%
25 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Common Moorhen?

Keoladeo National Park

In Keoladeo National Park, India, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Common Moorhen sighting on a given day, the highest of the 27 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see a Common Moorhen?

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and more

After Keoladeo National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Common Moorhen are in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (United States, about 60%), Doñana National Park (Spain, about 50%) and Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 50%). Outside Asia, the best options are Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in North America (about 60%), Doñana National Park in Europe (about 50%) and Lago de Yojoa in Central America (about 50%).

When is the best time to see a Common Moorhen?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are January to April in Keoladeo National Park (about 80%), February and July in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (about 70%) and March, May and December in Doñana National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Common Moorhen on a given day. Each park's Common Moorhen page has the full month-by-month chart.