moorhen or marsh hens. a familiar black bird of our lakes, ponds and rivers.

bird animal beak wildlife waterbird duck ducks wing waterfowl nature goose mallard shorebird grass prairie seabird sparrow finch moorhens—sometimes called marsh hens—are medium-sized water birds members rail family species genus gallinula latin little hen close relatives coots gallinules moorhen marsdhhe hens familiar black lakes ponds rivers hens rivers