Purple Swamphen : Watch your steps ! ! !
This image is included in 2 galleries :- 1) "La Planète des oiseaux (78)" curated by Laval Roy and 2) "PRIMER PREMIO.- Buzón de oro. Goldener Briefkasten No. 14" by Luis Siabala Valer.
The Purple Swamphen is found around freshwater swamps, streams and marshes. Songs and Calls:- a loud, penetrating ‘kee-ow’, as well as some softer clucking between members of a group while feeding.
The Purple Swamphen is a large rail. It is mainly dusky black above, with a broad dark blue collar, and dark blue to purple below. As the Purple Swamphen walks, it flicks its tail up and down, revealing its white undertail. The bill is red and robust, and the legs and feet orange-red.
Unlike many wetland species which have dull plumage to aid camouflage among the rank vegetation, the Purple Swamphen has a resplendent purple-blue neck, breast and belly, and a gaudy, oversized bill and frontal shield, both of which are bright red, as are its beady eyes. And when a Swamphen walks away from you, it usually flicks its tail up and down to reveal a gleaming white undertail, which contrasts with the bird’s black upperparts. The entire combination is dazzling when ambling across a sunlit grassy sward. (Birdlife Australia)
Purple Swamphen : Watch your steps ! ! !
This image is included in 2 galleries :- 1) "La Planète des oiseaux (78)" curated by Laval Roy and 2) "PRIMER PREMIO.- Buzón de oro. Goldener Briefkasten No. 14" by Luis Siabala Valer.
The Purple Swamphen is found around freshwater swamps, streams and marshes. Songs and Calls:- a loud, penetrating ‘kee-ow’, as well as some softer clucking between members of a group while feeding.
The Purple Swamphen is a large rail. It is mainly dusky black above, with a broad dark blue collar, and dark blue to purple below. As the Purple Swamphen walks, it flicks its tail up and down, revealing its white undertail. The bill is red and robust, and the legs and feet orange-red.
Unlike many wetland species which have dull plumage to aid camouflage among the rank vegetation, the Purple Swamphen has a resplendent purple-blue neck, breast and belly, and a gaudy, oversized bill and frontal shield, both of which are bright red, as are its beady eyes. And when a Swamphen walks away from you, it usually flicks its tail up and down to reveal a gleaming white undertail, which contrasts with the bird’s black upperparts. The entire combination is dazzling when ambling across a sunlit grassy sward. (Birdlife Australia)