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Purple Gallinule

Porphyrio martinicus

Description:

The body is iridescent purple, blue, and green. The legs are yellow, the bill red with a yellow tip, and there is a lilac shield on the face.

Habitat:

Found in a swampy pond.

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3 Comments

Tom15
Tom15 10 years ago

Nice colors and well photographed. Those lotus leaves make the Gallinule look small:-)

Nayeli
Nayeli 10 years ago

Fantastic series!!

Evergreen
Evergreen 10 years ago

Incredible color

AshleyT
Spotted by
AshleyT

Texas, USA

Spotted on Jun 3, 2013
Submitted on Jun 4, 2013

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