WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2

Grey-headed Swamphen

Porphyrio poliocephalus

Grey-headed 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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Grey-headed Swamphen · Porphyrio poliocephalus — Illustration, not a field photograph.

Taxonomy & recorded facts

Scientific name: Porphyrio poliocephalus
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.