Philippine swamphen
(Redirected from Porphyrio pulverulentus)
| Philippine swamphen | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Porphyrio |
| Species: | P. pulverulentus
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| Binomial name | |
| Porphyrio pulverulentus Temminck, 1826
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Porphyrio porphyrio pulverulentus | |
Philippine swamphen (Porphyrio pulverulentus Temminck, 1826) is a species of swamphen occurring in The Philippines. It used to be considered a subspecies of the purple swamphen, which it resembles, but has olive-chestnut mantle and scapulars, and the whole plumage is tinged with ash-grey.
Diet[edit]
It eats snails, fish, vegetables, and ducklings. [1]