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Family Name : Rallidae
Common Name : Purple Coot - Scientific Name : Porphyrio poliocephalus ‹‹ Go Back
Common Name : Purple Coot - Scientific Name : Porphyrio poliocephalus ‹‹ Go Back
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: Purple Coot Porphyrio poliocephalus
Other names
: Blue Coot, Purple Swamphen, Purple Gallinule
Taxonomy & status
: nominate ssp. P. p. poliocephalus resident in Sri Lanka.
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Namal Kamalgoda
Location
: Nawadankulama
Date
: 23rd April 2008
Equipment
: Canon EOS 3 and Canon 600 F4 lens
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: Purple Coot Porphyrio poliocephalus
Other names
: Blue Coot, Purple Swamphen
Taxonomy & status
: nominate ssp P p poliocephalus resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Kiran Kumaranayagam
Location
: Navadamkulama
Date
: 1st March 2009
Equipment
: Canon 40D with Sigma 500 F4.5 lens
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: Purple Coot Porphyrio( porphyrio) policephalus
Other names
: Purple Swamphen, Blue Coot
Taxonomy & status
: nominate ssp P p poliocephalus resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Athula Dissanayaka
Location
: Bundala National Park
Date
: 8th April 2010
Equipment
: Canon 50D with Sigma 500 F4.5 lens
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: Purple Coot Porphyrio ( porphyrio) poliocephalus
Other names
: Purple Swamphen, Blue Coot
Taxonomy & status
: nominate ssp P poliocephalus resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: pair
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Kithsiri Gunawardena
Location
: Nawadamkulama
Date
: 2nd November 2008
Equipment
: Canon 40D with Canon 400 F2.8 lens and 1.4x teleconverter
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: Purple Coot Porphyrio poliocephalus
Other names
: Blue Coot, Purple Swamphen, Purple Gallinule
Taxonomy & status
: sp P poliocephalus resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: Not threatened
Photographer
: Thushara Senanayake
Location
: Lunawa Lagoon
Date
: 6th November 2010
Equipment
: Canon S5IS
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