Western Swamphen - Porphyrio porphyrio

Talève sultane

Western Swamphenadult breeding, identification, feeding habits, Behaviour

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  • identification
  • feeding habits
  • comportement
  • adult
  • breeding
  • Calamón común
  • camão-ocidental
  • Purpurhuhn
  • Porphyrio porphyrio
  • Gruiformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Gruiformes
Family : Rallidae
Species : Western Swamphen

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures

by the author
all the pictures

The picture

O.Net ref. : geol117342
Author :
Plumage : adult, breeding

Shooting

date : 2012 Mar
Country : Portugal (po)
Region : Faro
Place : Lagoa dos Salgados Lagoa dos Salgados
Lat. : 37° 5' 29'' North
Lng. : 8° 19' 12'' West

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D7000
Exposure : 1/400 s

aperture : 6.3

Focal length : 300 mm

Iso : 500

Flash : no