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Swamphen

porphyrio porphyrio melanotus

Photo by Mark Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

40cm tall, black to dark bluish feathers, red mask and beak, grey legs

Habitat:

lakes and streams

Notes:

common

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