pukeko australasian swamphen and chick |
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An adult pukeko Porphyrio melanotus feeding grass to a juvenile. This distinctive bird, with deep blue chest plumage, introduced itself to New Zealand from Australia about 1000 years ago. Photographed at Lake Rotoroa, Hamilton, NZ. |
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