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Purple Gallinule

Porphyrio martinicus

Description:

This gallinule is a striking bird, big, brightly colored, and noisy. With its strong legs and long toes, it runs about on open shorelines, walks on floating lily pads, and clambers through marshes and waterside trees, flicking its short tail nervously. Nods its head as it swims; flies short distances with legs dangling conspicuously. Found mainly in the southeast and the tropics, but single birds sometimes stray far to the north at any season.

Habitat:

Orlando Wetlands Park

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1 Comment

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

Beautiful colors....

James McNair
Spotted by
James McNair

Florida, USA

Spotted on Mar 4, 2018
Submitted on Mar 5, 2018

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