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Australian purple swamphen

Porphyrio melanotus

Description:

common bird of Australia, similar to the dusky moorhen. but with a thicker all red beak and more purple in the overall feather sheen

Habitat:

elder park

Notes:

The day before I got picture of the dusky. It wasn't until I got them on the computer screen that I realized they were different birds.

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KarenSaxton
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KarenSaxton

5006, South Australia, Australia

Spotted on Dec 22, 2016
Submitted on Oct 7, 2017

Spotted for Mission

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