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are azure to greenish blue, their flight feathers gray-blue, and the uppertail coverts and tail brownish olive to black. Their face, sides of the neck, and breast are pale blue-gray and the rest of their underparts white. Immature birds have browner upperparts than adults with a buffy face, neck, and
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The azure gallinule's breeding season varies geographically. For example, it nests between May and August in
Suriname and in Ecuador probably between June and September. It is monogamous and is believed to be territorial in the breeding season. It conceals its nest of dead leaves and rushes in marsh
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The azure gallinule makes seasonal movements in most of its range; many movements appear to follow the local wet season. Most of the records in the far north are between April and August and that population moves south into southern
Amazonia following that period. The species is present in the upper
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The azure gallinule is 23 to 26 cm (9.1 to 10 in) long. Males weigh 92 to 111 g (3.2 to 3.9 oz) and females 92 to 107 g (3.2 to 3.8 oz). It is the smallest member of its genus and has quite different plumage from the others. The sexes are alike. Adults have a pale
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Uruguay. It primarily inhabits freshwater marshes with fairly deep water and much marsh grass and other vegetation. It also occurs in rice paddies, wet savanna, the margins of swampy streams and rivers, and permanent and seasonal ponds. Though it often shares habitat with the
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The azure gallinule's diet has not been fully defined but is known to include grass seeds, several kinds of insects, and spiders. It forages both in cover and in the open on floating vegetation, and seldom swims. It climbs on grass stalks, bending them to reach the seeds.
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American Countries and Territories.
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has assessed the azure gallinule as being of Least
Concern. It has a very large range but its population size and trend are not known. No immediate threats have been identified. Its occurrence varies from uncommon to fairly common.
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greenish yellow bill and frontal shield and yellow legs and feet. They have a pale brownish olive crown, hindneck, and back. Their upperwing
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327:Mathurin Jacques Brisson
281:The azure gallinule was
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359:The azure gallinule is
287:Johann Friedrich Gmelin
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371:Description
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189:Gmelin, JF
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