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Porphyrio martinicus
Swims on surface of water like a duck and walks on floating plants rather like a chicken. Dark purple head, neck, and underside. Green back. Red bill tipped with yellow. Light blue forehead. Bill triangular like a chicken's, not flat like a duck's. Legs yellow. Downy chick is black. Juvenile is buffy tan instead of purple, with greenish back, dull bill, dull blue frontal shield, and yellow legs.
St. Johns River
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