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 NR    Black-backed Swamphen* Id (Atlas):
    Porphyrio indicus

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Black-backed Swamphen, Sunda Swamphen

Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Size
38 - 50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Horsfield, 1821

Range (Guide)
Greater Sundas to Bali and Sulawesi. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio).
 
Status NR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio).

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
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