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Purple Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
-38.4665, 145.179
Field Notes
Description:
Porphyrio is the swamphen genus of birds in the rail family. They have a beautiful blueish purple body, black wings and a red beak.
Also known locally as the pūkeko, African purple swamphen, purple moorhen, purple gallinule or purple coot. This chicken-sized bird, with its large feet, bright plumage and red bill and frontal shield is easily recognisable in its native range.
Habitat:
coastal wildlife corridor and wetlands
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Spotted for Missions
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PublishedOctober 4, 2014
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