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Purple Gallinule
A beautifully colored bird of southern and tropical wetlands, can be see walking on top of floating vegetation or clambering through dense shrubs. Its extremely long toes help it walk on lily pads without sinking.

Purple Gallinule on Fireflag Canon 7D
Purple Gallinule backside view
Purple Gallinule in golden Florida Sunrise
Purple Gallinule standing on Fireflag
Purple Gallinule eating Fireflag buds
Purple Gallinule hunting Fireflag buds
Purple Gallinule unique feet
Purple Gallinule balancing on Fireflag stalk
Purple Gallinule Florida Everglades
Purple Gallinule hunting along Lily Pads
Purple Gallinule in flight
Purple Gallinule feeding chick
Purple Gallinule up close
Purple Gallinule dew covered morning
Purple Gallinule standing in unique position
Purple Swamphen
Introduced to North America in the late 1990's due to avicultural escapes in the Pemproke Pines, Florida area. The birds rapidly multiplied and can now be found in many areas of southern Florida.
Purple Swamphen non Florida native
Purple Swamphen invasive Florida Species
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