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Grey-headed swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus) is a species of swamphen occurring from the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent to southern China and northern Thailand. It used to be considered a subspecies of the purple swamphen, but was elevated to full species status in 2015; today the purple swamphen is considered a superspecies and each of its six races are designated full species.
Scientific Name : Porphyrio Poliocephalus
Family : Rallidae
Order : Gruiformes
Class : Aves
Type : Rails, Crakes, Gallinules And Coots
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 38 - 50 cm
Compare Size : House crow +
Wingspan : 90 - 100 cm
Weight : 505 - 850 g
Migratory : Resident
Sex Alike : Yes
Nesting Season : June - September
Other Names :
English : Purple Swamphen, Gray-Headed Swamphen
Hindi : कैम
Marathi : जांभळी पाणकोंबडी
Habitat:
Marshes, Reedy swamps and margins, Jheels
Breeding:
Eggs - 3 to 7, Pale yellowish stone to reddish buff, blotched and spotted with reddish brown.
Feeding:
Shoots and other vegetation, as well as insects and mollusks
| Male & Female | |
|---|---|
| Head | Bluish-grey most on crown and sides rest light-blue; has frontral red colourd shiled with some dark marking along center extending from base of upper mandible |
| Neck | Bluish-grey on sides and nape; sky-blue throat |
| Belly | Purple-blue |
| Flanks | Purple-blue |
| Breast | Sky-blue |
| Tail | Shot; white on underside |
| Bill | Red with some dark marking |
| Upperparts | Bluish-grey |
| Legs | Pinkish-red with some black at joints |
| toes | Pinkish-red; long |
| Note : Mostly plumage has shades of blue; Males darker shades than females; |
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| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 01 Feb 2019 | Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Rajasthan |