In a state already crawling with exotic animals, halting the South Florida spread of a non-native bird called the purple swamphen seemed like a rare opportunity for success. So in 2006, the state ...

Striding like a miniature tyrannosaurus across wetland pastures, the purple swamphen with its heavy red beak and iridescent blue chest is a strikingly handsome bird. Known to the Noongar as "Mulal", ...

With its impressive size and its beautiful purple-blue plumage, the purple swamphen and its 13 subspecies share an unmistakable look. The purple swamphen is the largest representative of the rail ...

A unique bird is making a comeback on the New South Wales south coast after being elusive in parts of the region for almost 40 years. Purple swamphens and eastern long-necked turtles have re-emerged ...

In the heart of Dhaka, Bangladesh, lies the enchanting National Botanical Garden, a sprawling oasis that offers respite from the bustling city life. On a warm summer day, August 18, 2023, I embarked ...

Walk along any lake in Bengaluru and you will be lucky to catch a glimpse of the purple swamphen, among the water hyacinths or the reeds and swamp grasses. This is the perfect environment for the ...

BHUBANESWAR: The world's lone aberrant gray-headed swamphen has been spotted at Mangalajodi in Chilika lake. The abnormally coloured bird displays an almost all-white plumage with normal-colored eyes.

The finding was published in the prestigious “Wilson Journal of Orinthology” as an online early article titled “First report of diluted plumage in gray-headed swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus) and a ...