This Purple Gallinule's vividly colored coxcomb make it look like a toxic plant. Don't tell the alligators that swim all around that the Purple Gallinule is a relative of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus).
Friday, October 2, 2015
Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus)
Say hello to this leggy lily pad dweller. I encountered this individual on an airboat ride in the Florida Everglades (h/t to the one and only Everglades Holiday Park).
This Purple Gallinule's vividly colored coxcomb make it look like a toxic plant. Don't tell the alligators that swim all around that the Purple Gallinule is a relative of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus).
This Purple Gallinule's vividly colored coxcomb make it look like a toxic plant. Don't tell the alligators that swim all around that the Purple Gallinule is a relative of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus).
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