Philippine swamphen

Philippine swamphen (Porphyrio pulverulentus Temminck, 1826) is a species of swamphen occurring in the Philippines and in the Talaud Islands, Indonesia. In the Philippines, it is found on Luzon, Mindanao, and other larger islands. Its habitat is dense reedbeds in swamps and wetlands, and fringing vegetation by lakes, ponds and rivers.

It used to be considered a subspecies of the purple swamphen; it differs from other members of this group in having olive-brown mantle and scapulars, and the head and body are tinged with ash-grey.