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Purple Swamphen

(Porphyrio porphyrio)
Alternate name(s): "Purple Swamphen", "Purple Gallinule", "Sultanabird"
Size: 45-50 cm; wing span 90-100 cm
Body mass: 520-1000 g
Wing loading [g/cm2]: 0.77-1.25

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Taxonomy, classification

See Purple Swamphen at Wikipedia .

Sightings

We have not seen any Purple Swamphens in Oman yet, but have previously spotted them in Australia. To go to the European page, click here.

Photos

Race "porphyrio"

No photos from Oman available yet. To go to the European page, click here.

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