| Black-backed swamphen | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Porphyrio |
| Species: | P. indicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Porphyrio indicus Horsfield, 1821 | |
| Synonyms | |
Porphyrio porphyrio indicus | |
The black-backed swamphen (Porphyrio indicus) is a species of swamphen occurring from southeast Asia to Sulawesi and Borneo. It used to be considered a subspecies of the purple swamphen, which it resembles, but has a large shield, black upperparts, and the side of the head is blackish.
It tends to migrate away from urbanization and other human activity. [1] It lives in wetlands, preferring those with slow-flowing water. [1]
