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2 0 Pukeko

Pukeko

by JillBlackPuketapapa, Auckland, New Zealand

Native to New Zealand.

0 0 Pukeko

Pukeko

by EmmaReynoldsAuckland, Auckland, New Zealand

1 1 Pukeko

Pukeko

by ariannadlordHamilton, New Zealand

Swamp near lake

4 6 Australian Purple Swamphen

Australian Purple Swamphen

by LeanneGardner4740, Queensland, Australia

2 0 Pukeko (immature)

Pukeko (immature)

by JillBlackAuckland, New Zealand

Native to New Zealand where they inhabit swampland areas

1 0 Purple-breasted Swamphen

Purple-breasted Swamphen

by StephenSolomons2261, New South Wales, Australia

2 0 Pukeko

Pukeko

by JillBlackPuketapapa, Auckland, New Zealand

0 0 Pukeko

Pukeko

by thrownshurikenWaikato, New Zealand

porphyrio

6 9 Australian Purple Swamphen

Australian Purple Swamphen

by LeanneGardnerMackay, Queensland, Australia

Spotted at the Mackay Botanic Gardens. Inhabits swamps, marshy paddocks & urban ...

1 0 Pukeko / Purple swamphen

Pukeko / Purple swamphen

by Max GallagherWest Coast, New Zealand

A common sight in the wetlands in this case on the lake shore.

2 0 Pūkeko

Pūkeko

by DespinaTsafetopoulouChristchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

We didn't see him coming, but he wasn't distressed or worried, so he came quite ...

4 2 Swamp hen

Swamp hen

by Argy BeeVictoria, Australia

A medium sized bird with red bill and electric blue breast, nech and head. Red ...

0 0 Purple swamphen

Purple swamphen

by lori.tasHobart, Tasmania, Australia

A chicken-sized bird, with huge feet, bright purple plumage and red bill and ...

1 1 Swamphen

Swamphen

by ArgyBeeMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

40cm tall, black to dark bluish feathers, red mask and beak, grey legs

2 0 Pukeko

Pukeko

by meliproulxUpper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

porphyrio) in New Zealand. The subspecies ...

1 0 Purple Swamphen

Purple Swamphen

by LeubaVictoria, Australia

The size of a small hen, these birds have a beautiful purplish blue breast and ...

0 4 Purple swamphen

Purple swamphen

by lori.tasTasmania, Australia

This chicken-sized bird, with its huge feet, bright plumage and red bill and ...

0 3 Pukeko (purple swamp hen)

Pukeko (purple swamp hen)

by thrownshurikenChristchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Takahe with his mate and chick, feeding them a dead unidentified bird. There is ...

1 0 Pukeko

Pukeko

by Yaniv and Sarit WainerLower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

This chicken-sized bird, with its large feet, bright plumage and red bill and ...

3 4 Pukeko and chicks

Pukeko and chicks

by marycaughleyGisborne, New Zealand

New Zealand swamp hen. This beautiful bird dwells near swampland, a clumsy ...

0 0 Dusky moorhen

Dusky moorhen

by KarenSaxton5006, South Australia, Australia

aside from the color, the dusky moorhen and purple swamphen can be ...

2 0 Purple Swamphen

Purple Swamphen

by narossBrisbane, QLD, Australia

porphyrio

5 0 Australasian Swamphen (with chick)

Australasian Swamphen (with chick)

by Neil RossCity of Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Once considered a subspecies of the Purple Swamphen (

1 0 Purple Swamphen Chick

Purple Swamphen Chick

by TrudiVictoria, Australia

The adults are a chicken sized water bird with dusky black plumage, dark ...

4 4 Purple Swamphen

Purple Swamphen

by BarbaraSingWestern Australia, Australia

The Purple Swamphen mainly dusky black above, with a broad dark blue collar, ...

1 0 Purple Swamphen

Purple Swamphen

by armadeus.4Western Australia, Australia

Mainly dusky black above, with a broad dark blue collar, and dark blue to ...

0 0 Purple Swamphen or Purple Moorhen

Purple Swamphen or Purple Moorhen

by SukanyaDattaBangalore, Karnataka, India

Bright plumage in shades of blue, a red bill, red eyes and orangey-red feet.

2 2 Pukeko

Pukeko

Porirua, New Zealand

porphyrio) of New Zealand. The subspecies ...

0 0 Eurasian Coot

Eurasian Coot

by armadeus.4Western Australia, Australia

These lovely looking birds are "recognised by its snowy white bill and forehead ...

2 0 Purple Swamphen

Purple Swamphen

by armadeus.4Western Australia, Australia

The Purple Swamphen has a "resplendent purple-blue neck, breast and belly, and ...

5 2 Purple Swamphen

Purple Swamphen

by Ashok N PulliyerengiChennai, Tamil Nadu, India

mainly in plumage colour. The subspecies groups are: P. p.

0 0 Pukeko (Australasian Swamphen)

Pukeko (Australasian Swamphen)

by MudWiggleWest Coast, New Zealand

A large bird, would stand 40-50cm high, deep blue to black plummage with a ...

5 3 Magpie Goose (rookery) and wetlands

Magpie Goose (rookery) and wetlands

by Neil RossMurarrie, Queensland, Australia

nest on the stick mounds, Purple Swamphens (

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