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 | | The Hawaiian common moorhen was first described in 1877 by Streets and named Gallinula sandvicensis, giving the synonym as Taxonomy - 1 (DRAFT) - Taxonomy Species MOORHEN, COMMON, HAWAIIAN Species Id ESIS101014 Date 14 MAR 96 Gallinula chloropus (05). |
 | | In 1944 Monroe's "Birds of Hawaii" (04) used the current name, Gallinula chloropus sandvicensis, and there is presently general agreement that the Hawaiian form is a subspecies of the North American common gallinule, Gallinula chloropus chloropus. |
 | | The species is protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act under the species name Gallinula chloropus (16 U.S.C. 703-711 et seq.; 50 CFR 10.13). |
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