Species Detail - Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) - Species information displayed is based on all datasets.

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
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Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
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Gallinula chloropus
Moorhen
NBNSYS0000000024 RecommendedWell-formed
N/A
gachl
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Bird
Species
10943
950
126
01/04/1968
27/12/2024
1 January (recorded in 2003)
31 December (recorded in 2010)
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus), accessed 12 July 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Species/10031>

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)