Purple Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Purple Swamphen
The Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) 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.
- Scientific name
- Porphyrio porphyrio
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Purple Swamphen
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 12 subspecies for this species.
- Porphyrio porphyrio porphyrio
- Porphyrio porphyrio madagascariensis
- Porphyrio porphyrio seistanicus
- Porphyrio porphyrio poliocephalus
- Porphyrio porphyrio viridis
- Porphyrio porphyrio indicus
- Porphyrio porphyrio pulverulentus
- Porphyrio porphyrio melanopterus
- Porphyrio porphyrio pelewensis
- Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus
- Porphyrio porphyrio bellus
- Porphyrio porphyrio samoensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Fulica Porphyrio
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Asia, America = lands bordering the western Mediterranean Sea.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.152
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
White-winged Coot
Fulica leucoptera
Andean Coot
Fulica ardesiaca
Allen's Gallinule
Porphyrio alleni
Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
Azure Gallinule
Porphyrio flavirostris
Marquesan Swamphen
Porphyrio paepae
South Island Takahe
Porphyrio hochstetteri
White Swamphen
Porphyrio albus
North Island Takahe
Porphyrio mantelli
Ocellated Crake
Rufirallus schomburgkii
Russet-crowned Crake
Rufirallus viridis
Black-banded Crake
Rufirallus fasciatus
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