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| Birds Database .. detailed information | |
| Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio | |
 Photo Courtesy of Birdway Australia | |
 Photo Courtesy of Birdway Australia | |
 Photo courtesy of Ian Clayton | |
| Bird Family : | "Crakes and Rails" Rallidae |
| Description : | Uncommon local species. Length 48cm. Eats aquatic vegetation, frogs, seeds, molluscs and small birds. |
| Typical Habitat : | Freash water swamps and marshy paddocks. |
| Distribution : | Common to northern and eastern Australia and south western W.A. Subspecies bellus is endemic, only recorded in Australia. |
| Migration : | Resident / breeding at Horseshoe Bay Lagoon, Magnetic Island. Most common during the wet season. Main breeding season is all year and variable. |
| Introduced : | No |
| Seen North Qld : | Yes |
| Additional info .. | locations seen (15) .. observations (35) .. habitats seen (2) .. |
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