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American Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinicus
28.9411, -81.3444
Field Notes
Description:
Swims on surface of water like a duck and walks on floating plants rather like a chicken.
Dark purple head, neck, and underside.
Green back.
Red bill tipped with yellow.
Light blue forehead.
Bill triangular like a chicken's, not flat like a duck's.
Legs yellow.
Downy chick is black. Juvenile is buffy tan instead of purple, with greenish back, dull bill, dull blue frontal shield, and yellow legs.
Habitat:
St. Johns River
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