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Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) - Calamón común

Also known as Purple gallinale.

Swamphen prefers wet areas with high rainfall, swamps, lake edges and damp pastures. The birds often live in pairs ...
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Also known as Purple gallinale.

Swamphen prefers wet areas with high rainfall, swamps, lake edges and damp pastures. The birds often live in pairs and larger communities. It clambers through the reeds, eating the tender shoots and vegetable-like matter. They have been known to eat eggs, ducklings, small fish and invertebrates such as snails.
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