Black-backed swamphen (Porphyrio indicus)

Wikipedia: Black-backed swamphen Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Purple_Swamphen_%28Porphyrio_porphyrio%29%2C_Saigon_Zoo.jpg

Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Porphyrio (Porphyrio); Family Rails (Rallidae)
General:The black-backed swamphen (Porphyrio indicus) is a species of swamphen occurring from southeast Asia to Sulawesi and Borneo. It used to be considered a subspecies of the purple swamphen, which it resembles, but has a large shield, black upperparts, and the side of the head is blackish. [more]