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| This a medium sized bird ( 30 to 36 cm) found worldwide . In southern Africa it is a common resident except for parts of the west and the Kalahari. It is a solitary bird found in reed beds, marshes and edges of rivers and lakes. It lives off water plants, seeds, berries, worms, insects and tadpoles. | |
List of Stamps showing Common Moorhen |
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Country |
SG |
Michel |
Year |
Value |
| Bahrain | 0473 | 0499 | 1993 | 150f |
| Barbados | 0638 | 0481 | 1979 | $10 |
| British Virgin Islands | 0734 | 0679 | 1990 | 20c |
| Cape Verde Islands | 0515 | 0448 | 1981 | 10e |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | 0763 | 0773 | 1980 | 90f |
| Dominica | 1041 | 1007 | 1987 | 15c |
| Dominica | 1952 | 1968 | 1995 | 65c |
| El Salvador | 2446 | 2129 | 1999 | 1 col |
| Gambia | 1948mb | 2063m | 1995 | 25d |
| Great Britain | 1111 | 0819 | 1980 | 13p |
| Grenadines of Grenada | 0648 | 0650 | 1985 | $3 |
| Grenadines of Grenada | 2883 | 2000 | $2 | |
| Korea (North) | 3014 | 3160 | 1990 | 10ch |
| Malta | 1229 | 2001 | 6c | |
| Moldavia | 0215 | 0205 | 1996 | 9b |
| Mongolia | 2391 | 2446 | 1993 | 8t |
| Montserrat | 0602 | 0540 | 1984 | 15c |
| Montserrat | O 64 | D 54 | 1985 | 15c |
| Palau | 0413 | 0427A | 1991 | 4c |
| Palau | 1883 | 2002 | 80c | |
| Penrhyn | 0111 | 0103 | 1978 | 35c |
| Poland | 3723 | 3689 | 1997 | 50g |
| Seychelles | 0568 | 1983 | 40c | |
| Singapore | 0470 | 0443 | 1984 | 75c |
| St Helena | 0465 | 0429 | 1985 | 15p |
| St Lucia | 0423 | 0388 | 1976 | 15c |