African swamphen
African Swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis) is a species of Swamphen occurring in Egypt, sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar, It used to be considered a subspecies of the Purple Swamphen, which it resembles, but with bronze green or green-blue back and scapulars. It has occurred as a vagrant in Israel with a record from Eilat in October 2015. The African Swamphen has a preference for freshwater or brackish ponds, slow flowing rivers, especially those flanked by reeds (Phragmites) and sedges, marshes, swamps, it also occurs on seasonally flooded wetlands.
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African swamphen
African Swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis) is a species of Swamphen occurring in Egypt, sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar, It used to be considered a subspecies of the Purple Swamphen, which it resembles, but with bronze green or green-blue back and scapulars. It has occurred as a vagrant in Israel with a record from Eilat in October 2015. The African Swamphen has a preference for freshwater or brackish ponds, slow flowing rivers, especially those flanked by reeds (Phragmites) and sedges, marshes, swamps, it also occurs on seasonally flooded wetlands.
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African Swamphen (Porphyrio ma ...... t considered to be threatened.
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De smaragdpurperkoet (Porphyri ...... n en waterhoentjes (Rallidae).
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Il pollo sultano africano (Por ...... ario dell'Africa subsahariana.
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Porphyrio madagascariensis est ...... Talève sultane (P. porphyrio).
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Porphyrio porphyrio madagascariensis
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Porphyrio madagascariensis
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Individual in Marievale Nature Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa
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P. madagascariensis
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African Swamphen (Porphyrio ma ...... n seasonally flooded wetlands.
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De smaragdpurperkoet (Porphyri ...... n en waterhoentjes (Rallidae).
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Il pollo sultano africano (Por ...... ario dell'Africa subsahariana.
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Porphyrio madagascariensis est ...... Talève sultane (P. porphyrio).
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African swamphen
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Porphyrio madagascariensis
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Porphyrio madagascariensis
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Smaragdpurperkoet
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African swamphen
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