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Porphyrio is the
swamphen or
swamp hen bird
genus in the rail family. It
includes some
smaller species of
gallinules which are
sometimes separated as genus...
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purple swamphen has been
split into the
following species:
Western swamphen,
Porphyrio porphyrio,
southwest Europe and
northwest Africa African swamphen, Porphyrio...
- The
western swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) is a
species of
swamphen in the rail
family Rallidae, one of the six
species of
purple swamphen. From the French...
- The
Australasian swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus) is a
species of
swamphen (Porphyrio)
occurring in
eastern Indonesia (the Moluccas, Aru and Kai Islands)...
- The grey-headed
swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus) is a
species of
swamphen occurring from the
Middle East and the
Indian subcontinent to
southern China...
- The
white swamphen (Porphyrio albus), also
known as the Lord Howe
swamphen, Lord Howe
gallinule or
white gallinule, is an
extinct species of rail which...
- The
African swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis) is a
species of
swamphen occurring in Egypt, Sub-Saharan
Africa and Madagascar. It used to be considered...
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Philippine swamphen (Porphyrio
pulverulentus Temminck, 1826) is a
species of
swamphen occurring in The Philippines. It used to be
considered a subspecies...
- The Réunion
swamphen (Porphyrio caerulescens), also
known as the Réunion
gallinule or
oiseau bleu (French for "blue bird"), is a
hypothetical extinct species...
- The black-backed
swamphen (Porphyrio indicus) is a
species of
swamphen occurring from
southeast Asia to
Sulawesi and Borneo. It used to be considered...
