Azure Gallinule
A species of Swamphens Scientific name : Porphyrio flavirostris Genus : Swamphens
Azure Gallinule, A species of Swamphens
Botanical name: Porphyrio flavirostris
Genus: Swamphens
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Description
The azure gallinule (Porphyrio flavirostris) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. The bill and frontal shield is a pale greenish-yellow. The wing coverts are greenish-blue while the back and tail are browner. The throat and underparts are white while the legs are yellow. It is found in freshwater marshes where there is floating vegetation and this includes marshy edges of rivers and lakes. Nest is an open cup of leaves concealed in dense marsh vegetation. Clutch size is 4-5 eggs, incubated by both parents. Diet consists of invertebrates, insects and seeds taken from water and vegetation. Climbs in reed stems to bend them over water to pick up food. 
Size
26 cm
Nest Placement
Ground
Feeding Habits
Azure Gallinule consumes a variety of grass seeds, insects such as Hemiptera and Coleoptera, and spiders. It forages in wetland habitats and exhibits unique feeding behaviors tailored to its environment.
Habitat
The azure Gallinule inhabits a variety of freshwater wetlands, predominately favoring marshes with abundant aquatic vegetation, rice paddies, and wet savannas. Its ideal habitat includes emergent or floating plants like Paspalum and is frequently found in swampy areas along streams, rivers, or lake margins. Typically residing at lowland elevations up to 500 meters, azure Gallinule is also found in highland savannas, up to 2600 meters, thriving in grasses 15-30 centimeters tall.
Dite type
Omnivorous
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