Common moorhen
Gallinula chloropus

Size: 14 inches
Overall Color: brown, slate, white
Occurrence: near water
Diet: invertebrates, seeds
Nest: cup near water
Field Identification: brown wings, dark gray neck and underneath, white tail coverts, red bill, usually seen swimming
Season: year-round

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: Gruiformes
Family: 24 Rallidae (rails,coots)
Genus: Gallinula
Species: chloropus