ML604587091

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Sometimes called the African Purple Swamphen, the African Swamphen has been split from the Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) following Garcia-R. and Trewick (2015). Each of the six previously recognized subspecies groups has been elevated to species rank: *Western Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio). *Black-backed Swamphen (Porphyrio indicus). *African Swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis). *Philippine Swamphen (Porphyrio pulverulentus). *Gray-headed Swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus). *Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus). Of these, the African Swamphen has a distinctive bronze-green mantle and wing coverts as seen here, and a relatively small frontal shield. Reference: Juan C. Garcia-R., Steve A. Trewick, Dispersal and speciation in purple swamphens (Rallidae: Porphyrio), The Auk, Volume 132, Issue 1, 1 January 2015, Pages 140–155, https://doi.org/10.1642/AUK-14-114.1

Technical information

Model

Canon PowerShot SX70 HS

ISO

160

Focal length

247 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/6.5

Shutter speed

1/320 sec

Dimensions

1024 pixels x 946 pixels

Original file size

531.17 KB