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Purple Swamphen

Purple Swamphen - photo © Rajiv Lather

Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) is a common resident in wetlands of India. Size: 48 cm

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae


Anseriformes	Apodiformes	Bucerotiformes	Caprimulgiformes	Charadriiformes	Ciconiiformes	Columbiformes	Coraciiformes	Cuculiformes

Falconiformes	Galliformes	Gaviiformes	Gruiformes	Passeriformes	Pelecaniformes	Phoenicopteriformes	Piciformes	Podicipediformes

Procellariiformes	Psittaciformes	Pteroclidiformes		Strigiformes		Trogoniformes	Turniciformes	Upupiformes

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