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Purple Swamphen


Purple Swamphen
Purple Swamphen - photo © Rajiv Lather
 


Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) is a common resident in wetlands of India.   Size: 48 cm 

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae



 

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