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Philippine swamphen (Porphyrio pulverulentus Temminck, 1826) is a species of swamphen occurring in the Philippines and in the Talaud Islands, Indonesia.[1][2] In the Philippines, it is found on Luzon, Mindanao, and other larger islands.[1] Its habitat is dense reedbeds in swamps and wetlands, and fringing vegetation by lakes, ponds and rivers.[1][2]
Philippine swamphen | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Gruiformes |
Family: | Rallidae |
Genus: | Porphyrio |
Species: | P. pulverulentus |
Binomial name | |
Porphyrio pulverulentus Temminck, 1826 | |
Synonyms | |
Porphyrio porphyrio pulverulentus |
It used to be considered a subspecies of the purple swamphen, which it resembles, but has olive-chestnut mantle and scapulars, and the whole plumage is tinged with ash-grey.[citation needed]
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