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Pukeko birds and a duck in the wetland park

A single, adult Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus), called a Pūkeko in the Maori tongue, grazes across a meadow in the North Island of New Zealand.

Australasian swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus) in natural habitat. Large claws and toes. Occurs in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand. Copy space

Deep blue Swamphen foraging on the ground

Australasian swamphen in water

Purple Gallinule at the Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida.

Pukeko (Purple Swamphen)on the shore.

Close up of Purple Moorhens.

Australasian swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus), a beautiful interesting wetland bird. Colorful bird, blue with red beak with nice green and orange background photographed in the evening sun.

A Dusky Moorhen walking along grass. Gallinula tenebrosa.

Various subspecies of the Purple Swamphen occur in the Mediterranean countries, Africa, tropical Asia, Australasia (where this example was photographed), Indonesia, and the Philippines.

Deep blue Swamphen foraging on the ground

A male pukeko pauses while wading. Pukekos are a native swamp bird of New Zealand

$Taxon name: Tasmanian Native-hen\nTaxon scientific name: Tribonyx mortierii\nLocation: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia$

Porphyrio melanotus

A beautiful Purple Guanlin in the natural surroundings of Orlando Wetlands Park in central Florida. The park is a large marsh area which is home to numerous birds, mammals, and reptiles.

Australasian swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus), a beautiful interesting wetland bird. Colorful bird, blue with red beak with nice green and orange background photographed in the evening sun.

A pair of Dusky Moorhen standing on grass in the morning sun. Gallinula tenebrosa.

Australasian Swamphen bird standing next to a lake of water

Purple gallinule,

South Island takahe (Porphyrio hochstetteri), a flightless swamphen indigenous to New Zealand and the largest living member of the rail family. Abel Tasman National park, South Island of New Zealand

$Names: Australasian Swamphen, South-west Pacific Swamphen, Pukeko\nScientific name: Porphyrio melanotus\nCountry: New Zealand\nLocation: Lake Rotorua$

The pūkeko is one of the most recognised native birds in New Zealand with its distinctive colourings and habit of feeding on the ground. Pūkeko is the New Zealand name for the purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio).

Western Swamphen, aka Purple Swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio, fka Purple Gallinule, wading among vegetation at the side of a lagoon in Coto Doñana, southern Spain.

Pukeko or Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus) at Ashley River Estuary Reserve, Waikuku Beach, New Zealand

A Dusky Moorhen resting on grass in the morning sun. Gallinula tenebrosa.

Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus) standing on a meadow near the lake and holding the haulm of grass in it's thorn.

African Swamphen - The African swamphen is a species of swamphen occurring in Egypt, Sub-Saharan Africa and also in Rwanda. It used to be considered a subspecies of the purple swamphen, which it resembles, but with bronze green or green-blue back and scapulars

Common Gallinule at the Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida.

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