Purple Swamphen, Xeo Quyt, Vietnam
Xeo Quyt, Dong Thap Province, Mekong Delta, Vietnam (September 2017)
The trip to Xeo Quyt and Gao Giong was organised by Mekong Riverside Resort & Spa. Xeo Quyt Forest is a nature reserve which contains some relics of the Vietnam War (or American War as it is called in Vietnam). Tourists are able to take a short boat tour along a narrow canal in the forest and walk a trail past well-hidden Viet Cong bunkers and huts. Occasionally the canal widens significantly where there are bomb craters.
Status is classified as Least Concern. Black-backed Swamphen has been included under Purple Swamphen. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio / Internet Bird Collection
Black-backed Swamphen / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
Shooting Time 12:59
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1000
Av(Aperture Value) 4.5
Exposure Compensation -1/3
ISO Speed 1000
Latitude 10 23 50.8 N
Longitude 105 48 17.0 E
Altitude -34.10m
The trip to Xeo Quyt and Gao Giong was organised by Mekong Riverside Resort & Spa. Xeo Quyt Forest is a nature reserve which contains some relics of the Vietnam War (or American War as it is called in Vietnam). Tourists are able to take a short boat tour along a narrow canal in the forest and walk a trail past well-hidden Viet Cong bunkers and huts. Occasionally the canal widens significantly where there are bomb craters.
Status is classified as Least Concern. Black-backed Swamphen has been included under Purple Swamphen. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio / Internet Bird Collection
Black-backed Swamphen / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
Shooting Time 12:59
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1000
Av(Aperture Value) 4.5
Exposure Compensation -1/3
ISO Speed 1000
Latitude 10 23 50.8 N
Longitude 105 48 17.0 E
Altitude -34.10m
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