Purple Swamphen: Supertramp or superspecies?
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 28, 2014
Philippine Swamphen. The Philippine birds ( photo ) have chestnut backs and would be called Porphyrio pulverulentus if split. Australasian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus ) in Papua New Guinea by David J. The two takahes split off between the African Swamphen and the Gray-headed Swamphen, about 2.5 Australasian Swamphen.
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