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Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
ML201502651
eBird checklist S64821517
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rating 5
5 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
11 Jan 2015
Nakhon Sawan, Thailand
Media notes
An adult moving water lilies to look for food. Elevation: 22 m. Date added to IB
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Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
ML201502641
eBird checklist S64821517
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rating 5
5 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
11 Jan 2015
Nakhon Sawan, Thailand
Media notes
An adult bird eating aquatic plant stems using one leg. Elevation: 22 m. Date ad
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Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
ML201426381
eBird checklist S64821370
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rating 5
5 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
7 Jul 2014
Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
Media notes
An adult bird on a wetland, stretching the wing and looking around. Elevation: 1
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Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
ML201426371
eBird checklist S64821370
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rating 5
5 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
7 Jul 2014
Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
Media notes
A bird feeding on a wetland using its foot. Elevation: 180 m. Date added to IBC:
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Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
ML201424251
eBird checklist S64821369
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rating 5
5 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
7 Jul 2014
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Media notes
Two adult birds on a wetland, shaking the plumage and preening while looking ale
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Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
ML201970381
eBird checklist S65199796
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rating 5
5 ratings
Alok Tewari
16 Feb 2017
Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
Media notes
Purple Swamphen : Feeding Style. Very lively species with wonderful color ... th
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Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
ML201397141
eBird checklist S64821273
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rating 5
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
3 Jul 2014
Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
Media notes
An adult bird feeding on roots on a wet area. Elevation: 208 m. Date added to IB
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Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
ML201816131
eBird checklist S65138195
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rating 4
4 ratings
Greg Baker
26 Jan 2014
Dambulla, Matale, Sri Lanka
Media notes
An adult 'Grey-headed Swamphen' foraging, taking flight and preening. Elevation:
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Behaviors
Flying; Foraging or eating
Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
ML201595701
eBird checklist S65093723
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rating 4
4 ratings
Desmond Allen
3 Feb 2018
Kachin, Myanmar
Media notes
Bird in Polygonum looks around then walks off. Elevation: 196 m. Date added to I
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Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
ML201502661
eBird checklist S64821517
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rating 4
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
11 Jan 2015
Nakhon Sawan, Thailand
Media notes
An adult bird taking off and flying on a wetland (at slow motion). Elevation: 22
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Behaviors
Flying
Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
ML201502631
eBird checklist S64821517
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
11 Jan 2015
Nakhon Sawan, Thailand
Media notes
A bird feeding on a wetland. Elevation: 22 m. Date added to IBC: June 23, 2016.
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
ML201424541
eBird checklist S64821371
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rating 4
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
7 Jul 2014
Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
Media notes
An adult bird moving on a reedbed. Elevation: 217 m. Date added to IBC: June 23,
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Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
ML201380021
eBird checklist S64819491
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rating 4
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
6 Dec 2009
Thrissur, Kerala, India
Media notes
A close view of a bird looking around and going away. Elevation: 13 m. Date adde
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Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
ML201359771
eBird checklist S64819507
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rating 4
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
11 Dec 2009
Mysuru, Karnataka, India
Media notes
An adult preening. Elevation: 727 m. Date added to IBC: June 22, 2016.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
ML201359761
eBird checklist S64819507
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rating 4
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
11 Dec 2009
Mysuru, Karnataka, India
Media notes
An adult feeding. Elevation: 727 m. Date added to IBC: June 22, 2016.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
ML201063161
eBird checklist S64988290
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rating 4
4 ratings
Hupperetz Jean
31 Oct 2004
Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
Media notes
A group in a marsh. Elevation: 185 m. Date added to IBC: June 22, 2016.
Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
ML610058189
eBird checklist S152447155
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rating 5
2 ratings
Yoav Perlman
17 Oct 2023
HaMerkaz, Israel
Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
ML463620701
eBird checklist S114007114
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rating 5
2 ratings
Ramesh Desai
29 Jun 2022
Vijayapura, Karnataka, India
Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
ML275653101
eBird checklist S75549497
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rating 5
2 ratings
Ting-Wei (廷維) HUNG (洪)
29 Oct 2020
Kinmen County, Taiwan
Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
ML532176671
eBird checklist S126680131
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rating 4
3 ratings
Arulvelan Thillainayagam
22 Jan 2023
Erode, Tamil Nadu, India
Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
ML573946571
eBird checklist S106240658
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rating 5
2 ratings
Garima Bhatia
2 Apr 2022
Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka, India
Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
ML415027411
eBird checklist S102416112
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rating 4
2 ratings
Sahana M
11 Feb 2022
Mysuru, Karnataka, India
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1; Juvenile, Unknown sex - 1
Behaviors
Feeding young
Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
ML419317011
eBird checklist S103454889
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rating 4
2 ratings
Scott Young
21 Feb 2022
Miami-Dade, Florida, United States
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 2
Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
ML615712155
eBird checklist S156319769
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rating 5
1 rating
Pascal Vagner
27 Nov 2023
Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
Age and sex
Unknown age, Unknown sex - 3
Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
ML613120962
eBird checklist S157476495
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rating 5
1 rating
גבריאל סידר פרס
30 Dec 2023
HaMerkaz, Israel
Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
ML613120906
eBird checklist S157476495
Report
rating 5
1 rating
גבריאל סידר פרס
30 Dec 2023
HaMerkaz, Israel
Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
ML613120905
eBird checklist S157476495
Report
rating 5
1 rating
גבריאל סידר פרס
30 Dec 2023
HaMerkaz, Israel
Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
ML613120904
eBird checklist S157476495
Report
rating 5
1 rating
גבריאל סידר פרס
30 Dec 2023
HaMerkaz, Israel
Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
ML611940591
eBird checklist S155255719
Report
rating 5
1 rating
shyamkumar puravankara
22 Nov 2023
Kasaragod, Kerala, India
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
ML611872653
eBird checklist S155736594
Report
rating 5
1 rating
Jayendra Rakesh Yeka
4 Sep 2021
Sangareddy, Telangana, India
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