Purple Gallinule

Mystery Bird: Purple Gallinule, Porphyrio martinica

grrlscientist | June 17, 2009

tags: Purple Gallinule, Porphyrio martinica, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz [Mystery birds] Purple Gallinule, Porphyrio martinica, photographed at Anahuac Wildlife Refuge, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow] Image: Joseph Kennedy, 19 May 2009 [larger view]. Nikon D200 ,Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/500s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400. Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification. Review all mystery birds to date.

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