Avifauna Ibérica Aves de España
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Western swamphen

Gruiformes · Rallidae

Western swamphen

Porphyrio porphyrio (Linnaeus, 1758)

A reedbed bird with violet-blue plumage, long legs and a stout red bill.

Data

Length
45–50 cm
Wingspan
90–100 cm
Weight
0.5–1 kg
Global IUCN
Least concern (LC)
Protection in Spain
Special protection

Approximate measurements.

Curiosity

It holds stems in one foot, as if it were a hand, to eat them.

Records by month

87,141 records in Spain

Where it has been recorded

Canary Islands Ceuta Melilla Andalusia Aragon Asturias Balearic Islands Canary Islands Cantabria Castile and León Castilla-La Mancha Catalonia Valencian Community Extremadura Galicia Community of Madrid Region of Murcia Navarre Basque Country La Rioja Ceuta Melilla
© EuroGeographics for the administrative boundaries · GISCO/Eurostat, simplified

Communities with enough GBIF records: these show observations, not breeding ranges.

AndalusiaValencian CommunityCataloniaExtremaduraBalearic IslandsCastilla-La ManchaCommunity of MadridRegion of MurciaAragonNavarreBasque Country

In the same family

Eurasian coot

Sources

GBIF Wikidata BOE