Internet Bird Collection (IBC) Explore collection
ML201991451 IBC 1578722
Contributor
Robert Humphries Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Wakkerstroom Wetland NR
Mpumalanga, South Africa
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
- Behaviors
- Foraging or eating
Media notes
An African Swamphen eating grass seeds . The African Gallinule or African Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio madagascariensis) is a member of a species complex that is found from sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, India, South-east Asia, Australia and New Zealand. The appearance of the individual races varies widely across this huge geographic range, ranging from pale blue and brown body plumage to dark iridescent blues and blacks. This African Swamphen was eating grass seeds in the Wakkerstroom Wetland Reserve in the South African highveld. Elevation: 1748 m. Date added to IBC: April 20, 2019.
Observation details
IBC scientific name: Porphyrio porphyrio madagascariensis.
Collection
Internet Bird Collection (IBC)
Technical information
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- Original file size
- 20.82 MB