Eurasian Moorhen
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Rails, crakes & coots · Rallidae

Eurasian Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Highest confidence 0.88

The Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) is a confirmed bird of Baner, Pune. Earth Pulse's two recorders have confirmed it in 14 recordings on 14 days since 17 Apr 2026, with a highest BirdNET confidence of 0.88. It is heard in 0.1% of recordings, most often around 03:00 IST, and was last confirmed on 5 Sep 2026.

Eurasian Moorhen in Pune: questions and answers

Is the Eurasian Moorhen found in Pune?

The Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) is a confirmed bird of Baner, Pune. Earth Pulse's two recorders have confirmed it in 14 recordings on 14 days since 17 Apr 2026, with a highest BirdNET confidence of 0.88. It is heard in 0.1% of recordings, most often around 03:00 IST, and was last confirmed on 5 Sep 2026.

When is the best time to hear the Eurasian Moorhen in Baner, Pune?

It is heard most often around 03:00 IST. At dawn (05:00–07:59) it is confirmed in 0 of every 100 recordings, at night (20:00–04:59) in 0.1, against 0.1 over the whole day. Rates are per recording, so the extra recordings made at dawn and dusk do not inflate them.

Is the Eurasian Moorhen a resident or a migrant in Pune?

Resident (provisional, from field guides for the Pune region; not yet reviewed for Baner).

How sure is Earth Pulse that it heard the Eurasian Moorhen?

Every detection on this page scored 0.70 or more in BirdNET (confirmed). Its highest confidence is 0.88 and the median of its confirmed detections 0.78; 0% scored 0.90 or more. Lower-scoring results (0.15 to 0.70) are stored but not published; they can be downloaded after signing in on the data page.

Charts, the presence calendar and the latest detections load from the hourly snapshot. All birds of Pune.