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Purple Gallinule

Porphyrio martinica

Description:

The Purple Gallinule is a "swamp hen" in the rail family Rallidae. Also known locally as the Yellow-legged Gallinule. This is a medium-sized rail, measuring 26–37 cm in length, spanning 50–61 cm across the wings and weighing 141–305 g

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1 Comment

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Lovely series of a beautiful bird! Those feet are huge!

Cody.conway
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Cody.conway

Texas, USA

Spotted on Apr 13, 2013
Submitted on Apr 13, 2013

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