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Black-tailed nativehen

Gallinula ventralis · Rallidae · Gruiformes

Best monthsSep–Novmost records
Records74,938in 2 countries
Most seen inAustralia74,840 records
Red List–IUCN status
About

Black-tailed nativehen in brief

The black-tailed nativehen (Gallinula ventralis) is a bird of the Rallidae family — species of bird.

Across the 2 countries we cover it has 74,938 published records, most of them from Australia and New Zealand. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in September, October and November and fall to their lowest in June and July.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Australia74,840 records · best Oct, Nov
New Zealand98 records · best Nov, Dec
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

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