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Purple Moorhen

Porphyrio porphyrio

Photo by SukanyaDatta
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Shy bird. the male is a shiny purple; female is more dull.Bill and casque blood red-brown.

Habitat:

Marshy, swampy land.

Notes:

Shy and wary bird that walks around a lot on the aquatic vegetation. I understand that these are eaten...maybe that is why they are wary.

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PublishedApril 28, 2014

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