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Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) Alternative names: "Bald Coot", "Purple Gallinule", "Purple Water-hen", "Black-backed Water-hen", "Redbill", "Puekeko*" Size: 45-50 cm

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Taxonomy, classification

See Purple Swamphen at Wikipedia .

Sightings

We have not seen any Purple Swamphens in Oman yet, but have previously spotted them in Australia. To go to the Australian page, click here.

Photos

No photos from Oman available yet. To go to the Australian page, click here.

Food

To the best of our knowledge all waterhens are vegetarian. Purple Swamphens feed on reeds and aquatic plants; they are also known to feed an grassland, e.g. in urban parks.

These pages are largely based on our own observations. For more salient facts on any bird species please refer to a field guide.

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