Purple Gallinule - Summertime on the Shoreline
A bird a day keeps the chaos away
Purple Gallinule
PURGAL
Setophaga tigrina
ORDER: Gruiformes
FAMILY: Rallidae
Southwest Florida Coast, summer birds edition
Beautiful, colorful waterbird of marshes from southeast U.S. to South America, especially those with lots of emergent vegetation. Bright bluish-purple body with green back, white undertail, and red bill with yellow tip. Long yellow legs and enormous feet help it walk on lily pads. Immatures are buffy overall with dull olive wings. Usually found alone. Loud vocalizations similar to Common Gallinule.
For more information about identifying birds, we suggest the following websites:
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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Mixed media painting of nature. Beautiful bird!
That’s a fun bird.