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Pūkeko – a great disperser

Pūkeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus) in tussock feeding.

Purple swamp hens like the pūkeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus) are great dispersers, having colonised isolated islands throughout the Pacific 4 million years ago.

Rights: Kathrin & Stefan Marks, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Published:15 December 2023Size: 1.4 MB