Purple Gallinule scratches, Costa Rica

Estero Azul, Puntarenas Province, Sierpe, Costa Rica (February 2018)

This bird was seen on a boat trip from Copa De Arbol Beach & Rain Forest Resort to the Sierpe River.

Status is listed as Least Concern. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
American purple gallinule / Wikipedia
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica / Bird Forum
Cornell Lab of Ornithology / Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica

Shooting Time 11:49
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1600
Av(Aperture Value) 4.5
Exposure Compensation -1
ISO Speed 320

Latitude 08 52 0.8 N
Longitude 83 28 10.6 W
Altitude 24.90m