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| Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio poliocephalus
- Adult |
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| Photographer : | © Job K Joseph |
| Location : | Hebbal Lake, Bangalore, India |
| Date : |
24 September 2005 |
| English synonyms: | Indian Swamphen (poliocephalus), Grey-headed Swamphen (poliocephalus), Grey-headed Purple Swamphen (poliocephalus), European Purple Gallinule, Purple Gallinule, Purple Swamp-hen, Purple Coot, Purple Moorhen, West Mediterranean Purple Swamphen, Western Swamphen, Philippine Swamphen (pulverulentus), Australasian Swamphen (samoensis), Sunda Swamphen (indicus), Black-backed Swamphen (indicus) |
| Bird Family : | Rallidae - Rails, Crakes, Bush Hens, Watercock, Gallinules, Swamphens, Moorhens & Coots |
| Bird Group : | GRUIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
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