The Western swamphen – Porphyrio porphyrio or Purple swamphen is a large sized rail of Type – marshfowl, Family Rallidae and Order Gruiformes. It is resident around the coasts of the western Mediterranean. In the AWB Region it is resident on the Mediterranean coasts of the N Maghreb states.
Type - marshfowl - nests communally, Habitat - freshwater wetlands, lakes, swamps, with plenty of mature reeds and rushes around the edges, wet pastures, Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae Genus: Porphyrio Species - Porphyrio porphyrio Western swamphen - https://ebird.org/species/purswa1 Western swamphen - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Western swamphen - Birdfacts - bto.org Western swamphen - Species - animaldiversity.org Western swamphen - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org Additional Material... Western swamphen - Images - google.com Western swamphen - Video - youtube.com Western swamphen - Datazone - birdlife.org