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A close-up, head-and-shoulders portrait of an Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus) facing slightly left. The bird has a dark, near-black head and neck, a bold red frontal shield, and a bright red bill. Its eye is orange-red. The visible body feathers are deep blue-purple. The background is a soft blur of greens and yellows, consistent with a sunlit grassy or wetland environment.
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Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus)

This little guy really loved the lettuce we brought to feed to the turtles. The turtles didn't touch it, but the Swamphens couldn't get enough!

Sandgate, Queensland, Australia

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