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Dusky moorhen

Porphyrio melanotus

Description:

aside from the color, the dusky moorhen and purple swamphen can be differentiated by the beak: yellow tipped in the moorhen and all red in the swamphen

Habitat:

elder park

Notes:

early am. I also saw the purple swamphen in the evening of the next day

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KarenSaxton
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KarenSaxton

5006, South Australia, Australia

Spotted on Dec 21, 2016
Submitted on Oct 1, 2017

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