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Hawaiian Coot: This medium-sized, chicken-like waterbird has dark gray and black plumage, a short white bill, big frontal shield, and under tail coverts. The toes are lobed, not webbed, and the eyes are red. It feeds on seeds, aquatic leaves, invertebrates and tadpoles. It has a swift direct flight with rapid wing beats, feet protruding past the tail. The sexes are similar.
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Hawaiian Moorhen: This moorhen is a subspecies of the Common Gallinule. This dark gray bird has a black head and neck and white feathers on the flanks and under tail coverts, a very distinctive red frontal shield; bill tip is yellow with a red base, and the legs and feet are greenish, without lobes. It feeds on insects, plants and mollusks. It has a swift strong direct flight. Sexes are similar.
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