Image: Purple Swamphen, wading

Purple Swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio, wading.

Photographer:

J Fields

Rights:

© Australian Museum

Common name:

Purple Swamphen

Scientific name:

Porphyrio porphyrio

Family:

Rallidae

Order:

Gruiformes

Last Updated: 18 March 2010

Tags purple swamphen, water birds, identification,