Purple Swamphen - breeding plumage - courtship display

            P1360626 - Purple Swamphen - Size - 45 - 50 cm 
# 331 - 22 Oct '18 - 17:55 (12:25 GMT) 

The male has an elaborate courtship display, holding water weeds in his bill and bowing to the female with loud chuckles! 

Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus) - is a species of swamphen occurring from the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent to southern China and northern Thailand. 

Also Know as -  Purple Moorhen, Grey-headed Swamphen, ... 

WONDERFUL FACTS - This Bird Can Fly for Six Months Without Landing Once. 
Alpine Swifts -- weigh just under a quarter-pound, glide along on a nearly 22-inch wingspan—and, it turns out, sleep while airborne ... 
For the first time, researchers have documented that the birds can stay aloft for more than six months at a crack. (Oct 8, 2013) 🐬  
Happy birding 🐾   
   

Taken on: November 22, 2015

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Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ200, f/4.0, 1/1000 sec, 108mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Panasonic DMC-FZ200
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1000)
Focal Length:	108mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Ver.1.0
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