Learn to ID: Swamphen, Moorhen and Coot

Learn how to identify the most common waterbirds across Australia: the Australasian Swamphen, Dusky Moorhen and Eurasian Coot. We cover how identify by sight and by ear. Plenty of bird photos, including of baby birds.
Bird Calls for Practicing:
Swamphen: xeno-canto.org/659940
Swamphen: xeno-canto.org/201463
Coot: xeno-canto.org/609287
Coot: xeno-canto.org/716433
Moorhen: xeno-canto.org/497607
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00:00 - Start
00:57 - The Rail Family
01:28 - Australasian Swamphen
03:11 - Dusky Moorhen
04:04 - Eurasian Coot
05:47 - Side-by-Side Compare
05:51 - Size Comparison
06:30 - Tips for Visual ID
07:17 - Juvenile Plumage
07:30 - ID by Ear - Intro
07:48 - Call: Swamphen
08:26 - Call: Moorhen
08:59 - Call: Coot
09:49 - Summary

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Fact: swamphen can be pet and guard your house like a dog

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

Wow, that's cool. I want one, or, an army of them. I think many swamphens could be scarier than a guard dog!

[@user-di9fd7ni2p]

I have one moorhen pet at home I’m from Vietnam

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

Nice. They have such beautiful plumage. Does it let you hold it?