Black-backed swamphen

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Jump to navigationJump to search The black-backed swamphen (Porphyrio indicus) is a species of swamphen occurring from southeast Asia to Sulawesi and Borneo. It used to be considered a subspecies of the purple swamphen, which it resembles, but has a large shield, black upperparts, and the side of the head is blackish.

References[edit]

 * Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 13: 194.

External links[edit]

 * Media related to Porphyrio indicus at Wikimedia Commons
 * Data related to Porphyrio indicus at Wikispecies