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Swamphen

porphyrio porphyrio melanotus

Description:

40cm tall, black to dark bluish feathers, red mask and beak, grey legs

Habitat:

lakes and streams

Notes:

common

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1 Comment

Wild Things
Wild Things 12 years ago

Lovely bird. No missions?

Mark Ridgway
Spotted by
Mark Ridgway

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Nov 9, 2011
Submitted on Nov 28, 2011

Spotted for Mission

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