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| Photographed at Deloraine, Tasmania, January 2015 |
473 TASMANIAN NATIVE-HEN Gallinula mortierii
Australia (314)
Also known as Narkie. 43-50 cm. Endemic to Tasmania, absent from the w. and sw. Found in farmlands with short grass, tussocks; edges of wetlands, streams, lakes; margins of woodlands; roadsides.
they are a bit funny looking - is that why they didn't make it to the mainland?
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