What does the Purple Gallinule eat?
Porphyrio martinicus
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Diet overview
Omnivore
How it forages
Forages by walking on floating vegetation, picking seeds, fruits, leaves, and small invertebrates (insects, snails, spiders) from the surface or just below. Also consumes eggs and young of other birds. Uses its long toes to grasp and manipulate food items.
When it feeds
Diurnal, most active during early morning and late afternoon.
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