Porphyrio porphyrio - Sultana Hen
From the rallidae family, the sultana hen, a little larger than the moorhen, with an average length of 48 cm, has beautiful dark purplish blue plumage.
As in the wetlands of Algeria in the last century, its numbers have declined considerably following excessive hunting.
The purple hen is a typical bird of marshes and reed beds.
Very fearful, she rarely shows herself in the open.
It is a species that feeds on seeds, insects, molluscs taken from water or vegetation.
The purple hen builds a nest on land or floating, hidden by the leaves of aquatic plants.
The clutch is 2 to 5 eggs and the young leave the nest as soon as they hatch.
The purple hen has been on the list of protected species in Algeria since 1983.
As in the wetlands of Algeria in the last century, its numbers have declined considerably following excessive hunting.
The purple hen is a typical bird of marshes and reed beds.
Very fearful, she rarely shows herself in the open.
It is a species that feeds on seeds, insects, molluscs taken from water or vegetation.
The purple hen builds a nest on land or floating, hidden by the leaves of aquatic plants.
The clutch is 2 to 5 eggs and the young leave the nest as soon as they hatch.
The purple hen has been on the list of protected species in Algeria since 1983.