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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Gruiformes

Scientific name
  
Porphyrio

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Rallidae

Higher classification
  
Rallidae

Swamphen Purple Swamphen BirdLife Australia

Lower classifications
  
Western swamphen, American purple gallinule, Australasian swamphen, Takahē, Allen's gallinule

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Porphyrio is the swamphen or swamp hen genus of birds in the rail family. The genus name Porphyrio is the Latin for "swamphen".

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It includes some smaller species which are usually called "purple gallinules", and which are sometimes separated as genus Porphyrula or united with the gallinules proper (or "moorhens") in Gallinula. The Porphyrio gallinules are distributed in the warmer regions of the world

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Extant species


  • Purple swamphen complex
  • Western swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio
  • African swamphen, Porphyrio madagascariensis
  • Grey-headed swamphen, Porphyrio poliocephalus
  • Black-backed swamphen, Porphyrio indicus
  • Philippine swamphen, Porphyrio pulverulentus
  • Australasian swamphen, Porphyrio melanotus
  • Takahē, or South Island takahē, Porphyrio hochstetteri

    • Recent taxonomy changes in Porphyrula or Gallinula:

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  • Allen's gallinule, also known as Lesser Gallinule, Porphyrio alleni (formerly Porphyrula alleni)
  • American purple gallinule, Porphyrio martinicus (formerly Porphyrula martinica)
  • Azure gallinule, Porphyrio flavirostris

    • Extinct species

  • Lord Howe swamphen, Porphyrio albus (early 19th century)
  • Réunion swamphen, or oiseau bleu, Porphyrio coerulescens (18th century, hypothetical species)
  • Marquesas swamphen, Porphyrio paepae (prehistoric or c. 1900)
  • North Island takahē, or mōho, Porphyrio mantelli (prehistoric or 1890s)
  • New Caledonian swamphen, Porphyrio kukwiedei (prehistoric or more recent)
  • Huahine swamphen, Porphyrio mcnabi (prehistoric)
  • Buka swamphen, Porphyrio sp. (prehistoric)
  • Giant swamphen, Porphyrio sp. (prehistoric)
  • New Ireland swamphen, Porphyrio sp. (prehistoric)
  • Norfolk Island swamphen, Porphyrio sp. (prehistoric)
  • Rota swamphen, Porphyrio sp. (prehistoric)
  • Mangaia swamphen/woodhen, ?Porphyrio sp. (prehistoric) - would belong into Porphyrula, Gallinula or Pareudiastes

    • References

    Swamphen Wikipedia
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