Kingdom Animalia Class Aves Family Rallidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Gruiformes Genus Porphyrio | |
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Similar Black‑backed swamphen, Grey‑headed swamphen, African swamphen, Chocolate boobook, White‑fronted tit |
Philippine swamphen (Porphyrio pulverulentus) is a species of swamphen occurring in The Philippines, 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.
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