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Porphyrio porphyrio
Shy bird. the male is a shiny purple; female is more dull.Bill and casque blood red-brown.
Marshy, swampy land.
Shy and wary bird that walks around a lot on the aquatic vegetation. I understand that these are eaten...maybe that is why they are wary.
Spotted on Oct 16, 2012
Submitted on Apr 28, 2014
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