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The purple gallinule, aka American purple gallinule or Yellow-legged gallinule, can be found in the United States, Mexico, Central America, South America, the Caribbean Islands, and there are even some populations in Iceland, Portugal, and the United Kingdom. These swamphens prefer freshwater marshes with thick vegetation. They also like ponds, […]

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