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Pūkeko

Pūkeko
Botanic Gardens, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Pūkeko is the common name, derived from the Māori language, for the Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) of New Zealand. The subspecies occurring there is Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus, which is also found elsewhere in Australasia, including, in eastern Indonesia, the Moluccas, Aru and Kai Islands, as well as in Papua New Guinea and Australia (Wikipedia).

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 Peggy C
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.. fascinating info -- in Florida USA, these are called Moorhens -- no idea what the Latin name is -- very nice for The Alphabet Site
10 years ago.
Alan H club has replied to Peggy C club
They look like moorhens but are larger, about the size of a chicken.
10 years ago.

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