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Purple Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio

A relation of the Coot and Moorhen, these are decidedly chunkier birds and can be fairly common in suitable parks. Their range covers much of the world, except the Americas.
 

Purple Swamphen

1: Olympic Park, Sydney, 05/09/2009.