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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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African Swamphen* |
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Porphyrio madagascariensis |
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Description (10)
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African Swamphen
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Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)
Size
38 - 50 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Latham, 1802)
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Egypt, sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar.
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Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Status NR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (20)...)
African Swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis) [XC510369]
by Lynette Rudman from Eluanata dam, Monduli, Tanzania (call)
African Swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis) [XC437763]
by Tim Cockcroft from Les Trois Marigots, Saint-Louis, Senegal (call)
Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio).
No subspecies.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the African Swamphen see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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