The Purple Swamphen

Description:

The Purple Swamphen comes in the rail family Rallidae. The birds often live in pairs and larger communities. It clambers through the reeds, eating the tender shoots and vegetable-like matter. They have been known to eat eggs, ducklings, small fish and invertebrates such as snails.

Habitat:

The Purple Swamphen prefers wet areas with high rainfall, swamps, lake edges and damp pastures.

Notes:

The species is considered to be Least Concern globally by the IUCN.