Purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio madagascariensis) diving for reed corms (plant stems). This subspecies inhabits reed-beds, lakes and swamps in Af

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Purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio madagascariensis) diving for reed corms (plant stems). This subspecies inhabits reed-beds, lakes and swamps in Africa. Photographed in Wilderness National Park, South Africa.

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