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Photos and videos of wild birds found in the Philippines. We travel all over the Philippines to document and take pictures of birds. Our goal is to make this site a resource of information and images about wild birds of the Philippines.

  1. Birds of the Philippines
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Philippine Swamphen

PHILIPPINE SWAMPHEN
Porphyrio pulverulentus
Rallidae Family

Length - 16" (405mm)
endemic

Bird #84 - December 2008

Our first time to see this bird was in Candaba, Pampanga.

Unmistakable with its unique color and large orange red beak. We have seenit with immature birds many times. It seems to be doing very well in Candaba.

This is called Purple Swamphen in the Kennedy guide. It was split from Porphyrio porphyrio.
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PURPLE SWAMPHEN
<i>Porphyrio porphyrio</i>
Candaba, Pampanga, Philippines
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PURPLE SWAMPHEN Porphyrio porphyrio Candaba, Pampanga, Philippines

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 <i>Porphyrio pulverulentus</i>
Candaba, Pampanga, Philippines
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  • PURPLE SWAMPHEN
<i>Porphyrio porphyrio</i>
Candaba, Pampanga, Philippines
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<i>Porphyrio porphyrio</i>
Candaba, Pampanga, Philippines
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<i>Porphyrio porphyrio</i>
Candaba, Pampanga, Philippines
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<i>Porphyrio porphyrio</i>
Candaba, Pampanga, Philippines
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<i>Porphyrio porphyrio</i>
Candaba, Pampanga, Philippines
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<i>Porphyrio porphyrio</i>
Candaba, Pampanga, Philippines

That's a Little Grebe swimming by.
  • PURPLE SWAMPHEN
<i>Porphyrio porphyrio</i>
Candaba, Pampanga, Philippines

This Purple Swamphen was sunning itself.
  • PURPLE SWAMPHEN
<i>Porphyrio porphyrio</i>
Candaba, Pampanga, Philippines
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