moorhen
noun
moor·hen ˈmu̇r-ˌhen 
: an aquatic bird (Gallinula chloropus) of the rail family that is widespread in the New World, Eurasia, and Africa and that has a red bill, red frontal area on the head, and a white band on the flanks
called also gallinule
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Under the proposal, the Horicon refuge would be open to hunting for woodcock, moorhen, coyote, ruffed grouse, opossum, raccoon, fox, skunk, bobcat, snowshoe hare and black bear on acres already open to other hunting. 
Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2020 All of the windows look out on the river, abundant with trout and irresistible to herons and moorhens. Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2018 Silverman further populates her wuthering heights with a winsome governess (Chasten Harmon), a typhoid maid (Hannah Cabell), a talking moorhen (Teresa Avia Lim), and a glum mastiff (Andrew Garman). The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2017
Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2020 All of the windows look out on the river, abundant with trout and irresistible to herons and moorhens. Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2018 Silverman further populates her wuthering heights with a winsome governess (Chasten Harmon), a typhoid maid (Hannah Cabell), a talking moorhen (Teresa Avia Lim), and a glum mastiff (Andrew Garman). The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2017 Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above