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Purple Gallinule

Porphyrio martinicus

Photo by JenniferRoge
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The candy corn bird (a.k.a. Purple Gallinule) has a blue, red, and a yellow tip beak, which is how they get their name of candy corn bird. These birds have large yellow feet made for walking on lily pads.

Habitat:

They can be found in marshy areas.

Reference Links:

American Purple Gallinule

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Comments (3)
JanelleL.Streed
Cute!! I've never seen one of these, thanks for sharing your beautiful images with us!! :-)

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PublishedMarch 6, 2013

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