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Purple Swamphen: Supertramp or superspecies?

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The Gray-headed Swamphen ranges from Turkey through India to northern Thailand. Australasian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus ) in Papua New Guinea by David J. The African Swamphen split off next; it has a green back and a brighter blue face and breast. Gray-headed Swamphen. Gray-headed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus ).

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Clearing up the Collared Kingfishers

10,000 Birds

The original Collared Kingfisher, Todiramphus chloris, still spans across a mighty swathe of territory, from the Red Sea to New Guinea. Subspecies humii , Thailand. Subspecies pealei , National Park of American Samoa. Subspecies vidali , Goa, India. Image by JJ Harrison (Creative Commons, Attribution Share-alike). Tom Tarrant.