Philippine swamphen

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Jump to navigationJump to search 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.