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Purple Gallinule

Porphyrio martinicus

Photo by LivanEscudero
Published on Project Noah
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25.3828, -80.6059

Field Notes

Habitat:

southern and tropical wetlands from the Southern U.S. down through the Amazon.

Notes:

This adult was out foraging on the floating vegetation early in the morning. It was accompanied by a young chick, and another juvenile that was in transition from the plain brown to the adult plumage. see spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/242244921

Reference Links:

Purple Gallinule, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Comments (2)
Holly11
I love the colors! Beautiful!
Nayeli
Oh cute bird, it is very colorful! nice pics!

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Birds of the Southeast U.S.
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Birds of the World
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Florida Wetlands
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Florida's Flora & Fauna
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PublishedDecember 11, 2016

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