WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2
Black-backed Swamphen
Porphyrio indicus
Black-backed Swamphen belongs to Rallidae, within the order Gruiformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.
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Taxonomy & recorded facts
- Scientific name
- Porphyrio indicus
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Family
- Rallidae
- Conservation record
- NE · Not Evaluated / no assessment in this dataset
- Habitat in source
- Wetland
- Reported mass
- 773.9 g
Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.
Distribution record
东洋界、澳大拉西亚：苏门答腊、爪哇、婆罗洲东南部、苏拉威西西南部和菲律宾南部
Original Chinese range description retained from the source catalog.
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Illustration source：huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0 · Carlos N. G. Bocos · Reference record ↗
