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Titre :	Status and breeding ecology of the Purple Swamp-hen in Italy
Auteurs :	Marcello Grussu, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	British Birds (92(4) April, 1999)
Article en page(s) :	183-192
Résumé :	The Purple Swamp-hen Porphyrio porphyrio is a poorly known species in the Western Palearctic, largely because of its elusive habits. Data on the status, distribution and breeding ecology of the Mediterranean population are still lacking. Sardinia holds 450-600 breeding pairs, representing the entire Italian breeding population, the only one inhabiting the central Mediterranean, and a substantial part of the nominate population of the species. Studies in Sardinia showed that the Purple Swamp-hen breeds in wetlands with dense areas of Common Reed Phragmites australis and bulrush Typha; its breeding season extends throughout the year.

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