Characteristics
|
Colouring |
Pirplish blue body, red face, white tail
|
Voice |
Loud abrupt bleating
|
Feeds on |
|
Flight |
|
Nesting |
Semi-Floating
|
Social |
Flocks
|
|
|
Base Information
|
Sex |
Both
|
|
Age |
Both
|
|
Status |
Secure
|
Order |
Gruiformes
|
Family |
Rallidae
|
Species |
Porphyrio porphyrio
|
Category |
Coots
|
StdName |
Purple Swamphen
|
|
Vital Statistics
|
Length |
17.7
to
19.7
ins
|
Weight |
0.0
to
0.0
ozs
|
Wingspan |
35.4
to
39.4
ins
|
Lifespan |
0
to
0
years
|
Beak Length |
Short
|
Beak Width |
Medium
|
Beak Shape |
General
|
Tail Length |
Short
|
|
Distribution
|
Y | Common |
R | Rare |
V | Very Rare |
N | Not Seen |
Region EU | Y | Europe |
CH | N | DE | R | ES | N | FR | Y | GB | N | IE | N | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Region NA | N | North America |
CA | N | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Country US | N | United States |
AZ | N | CA | N | FL | N | IA | N | KS | N | MA | N | MI | N | MN | N | MO | N | OK | N | | | | | | | | | | |
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