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Dusky Moorhen

Gallinula tenebrosa

Description:

A member of the gallinule family and common in E australia

Habitat:

Freeranging in the Melbourne zoo. We found the chicks just outside the butterfly exhibit and later found them with parents eating food in another enclosure

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2 Comments

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 6 years ago

Thank you - cute little birds

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

Photo No. 4: is a very pretty, and a very interesting photo....

KarenSaxton
Spotted by
KarenSaxton

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Sep 4, 2017
Submitted on Sep 4, 2017

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