Purple swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio

Coot, Fulica atra

The purple swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio and the coot, Fulica atra (family Rallidae), are swamp country birds where they graze feeding on acquatic weeds. Both have short beaks and a frontal shield on the forehead, the swamphen's being red and the coot's being white. The swamphen is mostly purple and the coot is mostly black.