Biology:Philippine swamphen

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Short description: Species of bird

Philippine swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio pulverulentus 1838.jpg
1838 illustration
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Porphyrio
Species:
P. pulverulentus
Binomial name
Porphyrio pulverulentus
Temminck, 1826
Synonyms

Porphyrio porphyrio pulverulentus

Philippine swamphen (Porphyrio pulverulentus Temminck, 1826) is a species of swamphen occurring in The Philippines . It used to be considered a subspecies of the purple swamphen, which it resembles, but has olive-chestnut mantle and scapulars, and the whole plumage is tinged with ash-grey.

Diet

It eats snails, fish, vegetables, and ducklings. [1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q21097372 entry