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Purple swamphen

Porphyrio porphyrio

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2 Species ID Suggestions

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Wild Things
Wild Things 12 years ago
Purple Moorhen
Porphyrio porphyrio Purple Swamphen
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Atul
Atul 12 years ago
Pukeko or Purple Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio


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Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Yes Susan both are different species under same Genus Porphyrio

SusanEllison
SusanEllison 12 years ago

looks so similar to purple gallinule : http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/660...

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Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Cute Moorhen

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lmdang
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lmdang

3000, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Jul 17, 2011
Submitted on Jul 17, 2011

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