Species profile
Philippine Swamphen
Porphyrio pulverulentus
Quick answer
Karekelong I. (Talaud Islands) and Philippine Islands
- Scientific name
- Porphyrio pulverulentus
- Family
- Rallidae
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Genus
- Porphyrio
Recording Philippine Swamphen in your journal
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