Rails, Crakes & Coots
Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
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.
- Family
- Rails, Crakes & Coots
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Diet
- Plants and seeds
Where to see it: Askar Marsh (Bahrain); Mhaymidah · outcrop SE of city (Syria); Changaram Wetlands · Ezhupunna (India); Lalbagh Botanical Gardens (India); Mysore City Bird Atlas 19A, Kukkarahalli kere ಕುಕ್ಕರಹಳ್ಳಿ ಕೆರೆ (India).
