Black-backed Swamphen
Porphyrio indicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
- GenusPorphyrio (Swamphens and Blue Gallinules)
- SpeciesPorphyrio indicus (Black-backed Swamphen)
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-backed Swamphen sighting in Kerinci Seblat National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kerinci Seblat National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Sightings of Black-backed Swamphen are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-backed Swamphen in Kerinci Seblat National Park?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Black-backed Swamphen sighting in Kerinci Seblat National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-backed Swamphen in Kerinci Seblat National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Black-backed Swamphen in Kerinci Seblat National Park in our monthly data.