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Purple Swamphen

Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus)

atomicmak
Apr 21, 2009
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Location: Thol, Mehsana, Gujarat, INDIA

Date taken: 18 April 2009

Scientific name: Porphyrio poliocephalus

Equipment used: Nikon D300, 80-400D ED VR Lens

A splendid shot of this beautiful bird! :clap:

R

Lovely capture of the Purple Swamphen (Gallinule). Our Maori name for these in NZ is Pukeko.
Rookery.

Lovely image!

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Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands

Added by: atomicmak

Date added: Apr 21, 2009

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