Porphyrio is the swamphen or swamp hen bird genus in the rail family.
The genus name Porphyrio is the Latin name for "swamphen", meaning "purple".
1/ Western swamphen (Xít, Porphyrio porphyrio)
Porphyrio
- Order: Gruiformes
- Family: Rallidae
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Porphyrio is the swamphen or swamp hen bird genus in the rail family.
The genus name Porphyrio is the Latin name for "swamphen", meaning "purple".
1/ Western swamphen (Xít, Porphyrio porphyrio)
