Summary
A single seen in the bushes behind the lake at hole 1 on the golf course in December, 2011 and January 2012. Very unusual on this side of the Red Sea.
African Purple Gallinule (Swamphen) (Poryphrio madagascariensis)Status in KAUSTAbundance in KAUSTPlaces seen in KAUSTGolf Course | Example Image![]() Image from Brian James |
Seasonality in KAUST (number of years since KAUST's founding when this species was observed in a given month):
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |