Home » All » Birds I have known » Common Gallinule – from the archives Common Gallinule – from the archives Leave a Comment / All, Birds I have known, Daily Photo, Fauna / By Richard / March 14, 2011 The Common Gallinule, sometimes called Moorhen is abundant along the Texas Gulf Coast. A noisy resident of the marsh is noisy and easily found. This one has a showy bill and forehead as he prowls the marsh for a meal. Common Gallinule prowling the marsh