Philippine Swamphen

Porphyrio pulverulentus

Least Concern

The Philippine Swamphen is a rail, crake, gallinule, coot, or swamphen of the Philippine islands. It usually keeps close to dense cover around marshes, wet grassland, flooded fields, or shallow water, where it searches for seeds, shoots, insects, and other small invertebrates with its long toes spreading its weight on soft ground.

Family

Rallidae

Group

Rails, Gallinules, and Allies

Range

Philippine Swamphen Range — Resident or seasonal range in the Philippine islands

Population

≈ Unknown

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