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Gray-headed Swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus)
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This species was split from the Australasian Swamphen in 2015 - now Porphyrio poliocephalus
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This species was split from the Australasian Swamphen in 2015 - now Porphyrio poliocephalus
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Purple moorhen, neela thazhai kozhi or neerk kozhi
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Spotted in a lake
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Generally peaceful, seen mostly in pairs exhibiting rare territorial chases between other pairs.
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This bird, which we had missed on previous trips to Florida, was abundant here at Chapel Trail! This species was split from the Australasian Swamphen in 2015 - now Porphyrio poliocephalus
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This bird, which we had missed on previous trips to Florida, was abundant here at Chapel Trail! This species was split from the Australasian Swamphen in 2015 - now Porphyrio poliocephalus
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Purple Swamphen Location: Outskirts of Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu Date: 8th February 2013 Equipment: Nikon D300s with Nikkor 300mm/f2.8 + 1.7x TC
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Purple Swamphen Location: Outskirts of Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu Date: 8th February 2013 Equipment: Nikon D300s with Nikkor 300mm/f2.8 + 1.7x TC
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Purple Swamphen Location: Outskirts of Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu Date: 8th February 2013 Equipment: Nikon D300s with Nikkor 300mm/f2.8 + 1.7x TC
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Purple Swamphen Location: Outskirts of Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu Date: 8th February 2013 Equipment: Nikon D300s with Nikkor 300mm/f2.8 + 1.7x TC
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A rapidly-expanding exotic. This location (Dolphin Mall) is ~16 mi. south of the site of origin in Pembroke Pines. They were first seen here at Dolphin Mall in Apr 2013. Today, less than three years later, I counted 16 individuals here. Here's a nice 2013 article on their status in Florida: http://www.7.aba.org/birding/birding453pranty.pdf
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