Gray-headed Swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus)
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About Gray-headed Swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
The grey-headed swamphen is a species of swamphen occurring from the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent to southern China and northern Thailand. It used to be considered a subspecies of the purple swamphen, but was elevated to full species status in 2015; today the purple swamphen is considered a superspecies and each of its six subspecies groups are designated full species.
Source: Wikipedia
Visits
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2006-01-09
Kheoladeo National Park, India -
2013-01-08
Lijiang - Lashihai Wetland Park, China -
2013-01-24
Nam Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam -
2013-02-01
Ang Trapeang Thmor, Cambodia -
2025-08-09
Putrajaya Wetland Park, Malaysia
