Australasian Swamphen

Australasian SwamphenNew Zealand birds of the Australasian Swamphen have a red frontal shield and bill and a deep blue-violet breast. Groups may defend territory and raise young cooperatively.What does it look like?Its head and breast are deep blue-violet, its back and wings are blackish, and its frontal shield and bill are bright red.How does it live?New Zealand birds of the Australasian Swamphen have a red frontal shield and bill and a deep blue-violet breast. Groups may defend territory and raise young cooperatively.Groups may share and defend a territory. Several adults can breed, while group members help raise the young from one nest.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.