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Name |
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Purple Moorhen |
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Scientific Name |
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Porphyrio porphyrio |
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Size |
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Jumuni Julmurghi (43 cms) |
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Habitat |
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Swamps, Jheels over growth with rushesh |
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Identification |
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Purplish blue rail with long red legs & toes |
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Status |
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Resident |
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Distribution |
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Throughout Indian Union |
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Food |
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Insect and other vertebrates |
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Nest |
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Floating large pads |
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Eggs |
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3 to 7, pale yellowish stone to reddish buff |
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Least concern |
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Wetland |
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Common |
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All parts of M.P |
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