Exotic - looks more like a Kozhi (Hen). !! Porphyrio, also known as the swamphen or swamp hen, is a genus of semi-aquatic birds in the rail family Rallidae.
The purple swamphen
has been split into many species, of
which the grey-headed swamphen
(Porphyrio poliocephalus) is a species of swamphen occurring from the Middle
East and the Indian subcontinent to southern China and northern Thailand. It
used to be considered a subspecies of the purple swamphen, but was elevated to
full species status in 2015. It is a
large greyish-blue to greyish-purple wetland bird 43 cm long with a pale grey
head, and a stout red bill. The wings are greenish, and the legs red.
Nature is paradoxes personified. While rain
sustains life an abundance of it wrecks havoc.
The bird enthusiasts in the state
are grinning from ear to ear after a study revealed a steady growth in the
population of the purple swamphen (formerly known as purple moorhen) in the
state. But the The farmers are frowning, becaue the birds are notorious for
raiding crops.
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