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Grey-headed Swamphen

IUCN Red ListLeast Concern

Grey-headed Swamphen

Porphyrio poliocephalus

(Purple Swamphen, Purple Swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio)

Grey-headed Swamphen
Grey-headed Swamphen

Species Information

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Range Map

Distribution map (SoIB 2020)
Grey-headed Swamphen distribution

SoIB 2020. State of India's Birds factsheet: Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus https://www.stateofindiasbirds.in/species/purswa3/. Accessed on 2025-03-13.

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