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Purple Swamphen

Porphyrio porphyrio poliocephalus

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Field Notes

Description:

Brightly colored wader not too terribly shy. Finding foot access to Pallikaranai Wetlands can be challenging. New to the area and finding my way.

Habitat:

Pallikaranai Wetlands Chennai Thoraipakkum, Tamil Nadu India

Reference Links:

Purple Swamphen, bird species in pallikaranai marshland ecosystem | nammapallikaranai.org

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Comments (2)
staccyh
I love these birds, good sighting!
HemaShah
These are prettty. I saw quite af ew in Kerela ,standing on Lily pads.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2013

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