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Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
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Easily confused with
Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
Black-backed SwamphenPorphyrio indicus
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 56,647 |
|---|---|
| India | 3,393 |
| Kerala | 670 |
| Karnātaka | 554 |
| Tamil Nādu | 553 |
| Thailand | 436 |
| Sri Lanka | 434 |
| Mahārāshtra | 381 |
| Rājasthān | 191 |
| Russia | 177 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Platform nestingListed by a harvested source as building platform nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Water nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on water.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Cranes, Rails, and Allies · Gruiformes |
| Family | Rails, Gallinules, and Coots · Rallidae |
| Genus | Swamphens and Blue Gallinules · Porphyrio |
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Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Gray-headed Swamphen with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.