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a beautiful rail The sun shining on this bird enhanced the colour so much! Sorry the pic is fuzzy, it was n the opposite river bank Amazon,Ecuador,Swamp hen,purple,rainforest Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

a beautiful rail

The sun shining on this bird enhanced the colour so much! Sorry the pic is fuzzy, it was n the opposite river bank

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The Purple Gallinule

The purple gallinule is a "swamp hen" in the rail family, Rallidae. Also known locally as the yellow-legged gallinule. The genus name "Porphyrio" is the Latin for "swamphen", and "martinica" is "of Martinique".

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Similar species: Crane-like Birds
Species identified by englishindiangirl
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Uploaded Jul 25, 2016. Captured Apr 23, 2009 17:30.
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  • KODAK Z812 IS ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA
  • f/4.8
  • 1/32s
  • ISO400
  • 70.2mm

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