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Gallirallus australis

Photo by NathalieM
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

About the size of a duck, flightless, runs quickly, brown with black streaks and orange legs.

Habitat:

Forest and brush

Notes:

Found walking near a road, came out of the bushes

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Comments (1)
lori.tas
Love these birds. Saw lots of them on Ulva Island. Quite unperturbed by our presence.

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PublishedDecember 29, 2012

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