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Purple Swamphen

Porphyrio porphyrio poliocephalus

Description:

chicken-sized bird, with its huge feet, bright plumage and red bill and frontal shield is easily-recognisable in its native range, 13 or more subspecies

Habitat:

lake edge vegetation

Notes:

I spotted this walking around the edge of Crocodile lake in the middle of Cat Tien National Park. Pretty sure about the ID but could be wrong, was provided by a local birder at the park.

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2 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Thanks Maria!

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

nice spotting!

Dan Doucette
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Dan Doucette

Viet Nam

Spotted on Feb 9, 2012
Submitted on May 13, 2012

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