Western swamphen
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The western swamphen is a species of swamphen in the rail family Rallidae, one of the six species of purple swamphen. This chicken-sized bird, with its large feet, bright plumage and red bill and fron
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A pair in Portugal
Egg of western swamphen – MHNT
Grey-headed swamphen
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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 purpl
Western swamphen
…Aelian and Athenaeus (2nd to 3rd century AD). These birds included both western swamphens (originating from the Balearic Islands, among others) and grey-headed swamphens (originating from Turkey), and the two were already distinguished by Pliny the Elder who considered the former superior. They typically were not kept…
Grey headed swamphen male
Grey headed swamphen female
Porphyrio poliocephalus - MHNT