Common Gallinule adult, behaviour
Fighting for territory. It looks like they try to drown the other by pulling it under water.

The species

Classification

Order : Gruiformes
Family : Rallidae
Species : Common Gallinule


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The photo

O.Net reference : alca30152
Author :
Puerto Rico Wildlife: Alfredo Colon
Plumage : adult

Photo details

Date : 2006 Mar.
Country : Puerto Rico (rq)
Region : San Juan San Juan
Lat. : 18° 27' 58'' North
Lng. : 66° 6' 22'' West

Exif data [+][-]

Model : Canon EOS 20D
Speed : 1/800 s
Aperture : 5.6
Focal length : 500 mm
Iso : 200
Flash : yes