Purple Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
Family: Rails, gallinules, and coots
Purple Swamphen is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.
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They have been known to eat eggs, ducklings, small fish and invertebrates such as snails.
Young chicks are fed by their parents for between 10–14 days, after which they begin to feed themselves.
They have even been known to attack large eels; however, there is no consensus amongst ornithologists if they actually eat eel.
Past answer
- BirdGuess #13 · Sep 11, 2026