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Purple Gallinule

Porphyrio martinica

Photo by yulia8473
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43.8177, -79.1859

Field Notes

Description:

about a foot - foot and a half big

Habitat:

Spotted at Toronto Zoo, Ontario

Species ID Suggestions

Purple Gallinule

Porphyrio martinica

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RachelM
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Comments (4)
yulia8473
i was thinkig that all the coloring is the result of the lighting, i will leave it as the gallinule for now to remove from unknown spottings, but will still investigate
CynthiaMHori
not a purple gallinule - they dont have all that color in the wing
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PublishedMay 5, 2011

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