Until only relatively recently, these were called Purple Swamphen in Australia. They're now known as Australasian Swamphen (there's a version in New Zealand which is essentially identical).
This one was spotted at Glenbrook Lagoon, NSW.
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Also spotted yesterday morning were some Australasian Swamphen chicks out in the open.
For once the parents were pretty relaxed (they can, understandably, get a bit stroppy when they have chicks).
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It was wet today, but I still managed a couple of bird photos this morning before work.
A Striated Heron down by the ferry terminal, and a couple of Australasian Swamphens sharing a worm, and their chick standing nearby.
#bird #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #StriatedHeron #AustralasianSwamphen
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Splish, splash, taking a bath!
Australasian Swamphen having a bath last week on campus.
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Today's campus birds started with a small group of three Bush Stone-curlews this morning, and then a family of ducks, some swamphen chicks and a Noisy Miner this afternoon.
#Bird #UQ #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #BushStoneCurlew #NoisyMiner #AustralasianSwamphen #AustralianWoodDuck
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There are also a fair number of Australasian Swamphen chicks around campus at the moment.
This one is fairly new, and still very fluffy.
#AustralianWildlife #WildOz #AustralasianSwamphen #bird #chick
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We have had some additions to our Bird visitors this afternoon after some rain (very little) .
#AustralasianSwampHen (5 of them)
our regular visitor Sneaky the #Currawong - who I have discovered is always watching and a gorgeous black #AustralianRaven if I have ID'd this one incorrectly please let me know 😆 Sneaky did lots of "clacking" at the Raven to chase him off too.1/2
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Australasian Swamphen feeding time this afternoon by the lake, and a slightly damp Masked Lapwing this morning.
#bird #UQ #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #AustralasianSwamphen #MaskedLapwing
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Nice light this morning on the walk past the lake on the way to the office.
Spotted a turtle on a log with the UQ Lakes fountain going behind it, and a preening Australasian Swamphen with its reflection in the morning light.
#bird #turtle #WildOz #AustralianWildlife #AustralasianSwamphen
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More campus birds.
A couple of sneaky Buff-banded Rails, and a small family of Australasian Swamphens (nee Purple Swamphens).
#bird #UQ #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #AustralasianSwamphen #BuffBandedRail