Lesser moorhen
ni ubwoko bw'inyoni ntoya mu muryango wa Rallidae.
Rimwe na rimwe ishirwa mu bwoko bwa Gallinula
ni umuryango wonyine mu bwoko bwa Paragalinura.[1]
yororoka cyane muri afrika yo munsi y'ubutayu bwa sahara
usibye afrika yepfo na madagasikari.
izina Paragalinura rikomoka mu kigereki Para "iruhande
no mubwoko bwa Gallinula .[2][3]