Purple swamphen

Description

The western swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) is a swamphen in the rail family Rallidae,one of the six species of purple swamphen.From the French name talève sultane,it is also known as the sultana bird.This chicken-sized bird,with its large feet,bright plumage and red bill and frontal shield is easily recognisable in its native range.It used to be considered the nominate subspecies of the purple swamphen.It is found on the Iberian Peninsula,in France,Sardinia and western North Africa to Tunisia.