Purple (African) Swamphen
Porphyrio madagascariensis
Porphyrio madagascariensis
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Purple (African) Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis |
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The purple swamphen is a large gallinule with white under-tail coverts, a large red bill and frontal shield and long red legs and toes. The 5th row sub-adult was at Nanja Dam, courtesy of Per Holmen; the 6th row immature and adult, were at Yaeda valley. The next two photos of an immature were at Lake Eyasi, courtesy of Nani Schmeling. The left 8th row immature was at Lake Manyara, courtesy of Mary Caisley; the right 8th row adult, in the Masai Mara, courtesy of Steve Brynes; the flight photo, Malagarasi River, courtesy Fikret Atasalan; and the bottom juvenile, Lake Manyara, courtesy Karine Van der Vurst. The other photos were taken at Kidapash swamp and Nanja dam. Click the bottom photo to see 12 enlargements. |
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