Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur

Sitio realizado por aficionados a la observación de aves desde 10 de enero 2006

Purple Gallinule - Historic records

Order: - Family: Rallidae

12-01-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
03-01-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
03-01-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
03-01-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
03-01-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
03-01-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
03-01-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
03-01-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
03-01-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
03-01-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
03-01-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
03-01-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
03-01-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
11-11-17 © María Victoria Di Stasio
11-11-17 © Sergio Gustavo Piazza
11-11-17 © María del Carmen Fabeiro
21-11-15 © Gustavo Masuzzo

Carrying an apple snail

21-11-15 © Gustavo Masuzzo
21-11-15 © Victoria Mansilla

Carrying an apple snail

20-11-15 © Judith Erica Sandberg
Total: 28

Feeding

21-11-15 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro

In the first part it walks on the floating vegetation just like the jacana. When eating the apple snail we can see the gallinule does not tear off the fleshy part and eats it like the limpkin does. The snail stays inside and pecks at it bit by bit. 

Total: 1