African swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis)

Wikipedia: African swamphen Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-African_Purple_Swamphen.jpg

Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Porphyrio (Porphyrio); Family Rails (Rallidae)
General: The African swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis) is a species of swamphen occurring in Egypt, Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. It used to be considered a subspecies of the purple swamphen, which it resembles, but with bronze green or green-blue back and scapulars. [more]