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Purple Swamphen

Porphyrio porphyrio poliocephalus

Description:

Brightly colored wader not too terribly shy. Finding foot access to Pallikaranai Wetlands can be challenging. New to the area and finding my way.

Habitat:

Pallikaranai Wetlands Chennai Thoraipakkum, Tamil Nadu India

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2 Comments

staccyh
staccyh 10 years ago

I love these birds, good sighting!

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

These are prettty. I saw quite af ew in Kerela ,standing on Lily pads.

tbrett
Spotted by
tbrett

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Spotted on Sep 1, 2013
Submitted on Sep 1, 2013

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