Marquesan Swamphen
Porphyrio paepaeSteadman, DW, 1988
English (US) Marquesan Swamphen
The Marquesan Swamphen (Porphyrio paepae) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots) in the order Gruiformes.
Range: formerly Hiva Oa and Tahuata (Marquesas Islands); extinctRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Porphyrio paepae
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Extinct
- English (US)
- Marquesan Swamphen
- Described by
- Steadman, DW, 1988
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Steadman, DW, 1988
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 101 p.163
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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