purple swamphens

A form of purple swamphen — Various species in the Porphyrio genus of the Rallidae family, including Porphyrio porphyrio, Porphyrio madagascariensis, Porphyrio poliocephalus, Porphyrio indicus, Porphyrio pulverulentus, and Porphyrio melanotus.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of purple swamphen
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