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African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis

Status

Category: Category: Not on any BOURC category

Native Range

Africa. Egypt and sub-Saharan Africa in discontinuous pockets. Also Madagascar

Conservation Status

Uncertain due to its very large range, but believed to be in decline.

British Occurrence

NBN atlas has 0 records as at end 2024.

One was at Dovercourt, Essex on an unspecified date in 2022.

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Sources

Viles S. Birdwatch. May 2024. pp.22-26