WEC272/UW317 Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)

WEC272, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Elise V. Pearlstine and Juan Sebastian Ortiz, describes this non-native gallinaceous bird from the Indian subcontinent — background, description, similar species, habits, habitat, food, nesting and reproduction, potential ecological impacts, and legal aspects. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, December 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw317