Order
Gruiformes
Family
Rallidae
Genus
Porphyrio
 
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Gray-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus

C. T. Callaghan, Bill Pranty, Peter Pyle, and Michael A. Patten
Version: 1.0 — Published September 6, 2017

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Figure 1. Distribution of the Gray-headed Swamphen in North America. - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Gray-headed Swamphen in North America.

Recommended Citation

Callaghan, C. T., B. Pranty, P. Pyle, and M. A. Patten (2017). Gray-headed Swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus), version 1.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.purswa3.01