Purple Gallinule
This distinct looking medium-sized marsh bird, the Purple Gallinule has a purplish head and body with greenish wings and back. It has a red bill with a yellow tip and baby blue shield.
It forages near shorelines and and in marsh vegetation eating both plants and animals, such as insects, frogs, worms and fish.
Compare to the Common Gallinule.
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