Purple Swamphen: Supertramp or superspecies?
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 28, 2014
It varies in appearance across its enormous range, and a new genetic study — Dispersal and speciation in purple swamphens (Rallidae: Porphyrio) — bolsters the case that this “supertramp” is actually a superspecies that could be split into six different species. Philippine Swamphen. To split or not to split.
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