File:The Pukeko.(Swamp Hen) (19073333928).jpg

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The pūkeko is probably one of the most recognised native birds in New Zealand with its distinctive colourings and habit of feeding on the ground.

Pūkeko is the New Zealand name for the purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio). There are many subspecies of purple swamphen.

The subspecies found in New Zealand (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus) is thought to have landed here around a thousand years ago from Australia.
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Source The Pukeko.(Swamp Hen)
Author Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Bernard Spragg at https://flickr.com/photos/88123769@N02/19073333928. It was reviewed on 22 January 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-zero.

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