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Purple swamphen

Porphyrio porphyrio (polyocephalus)

Description:

Similar in behavior to the common moorhen but more colorful. I am inclined to think this is an african or South European subespecies, as the american one has yellow feet but I leave these finesses to the experts ;-)

Habitat:

Pairi Daiza.

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Wallonie, Belgium

Spotted on Aug 31, 2014
Submitted on Oct 3, 2014

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