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Which race of Purple Swamphen in Israel (1 Viewer)

jurek

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Which form of the Purple Swamphen occurs in Israel? Range suggests grey-headed poliocephalus, but Ebird lists only the African madagascarensis, e.g. at Nizzana ponds. If I understand well, it is now breeding species in Israel.
 
I think they both can be seen in Israel. Grey-headed was believed very rare, but google searches reveals they have been seen around pools at Nizzana and also around Dead Sea.
It is hard to find much info about the Grey-headed race in Israel, so I presume they are scarce.
 
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