Porphyrio [indicus or poliocephalus] (Black-backed or Gray-headed Swamphen)

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Black-backed or Gray-headed Swamphen

Porphyrio [indicus or poliocephalus]

Classification

Order:
  Gruiformes
Family:
  Rallidae
Genus:
   null
Scientific:
  Porphyrio [indicus or poliocephalus]

Original description

Citation:

Reference:

Protonym:

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
08C4621289809ABB

Avibase ID:
avibase-08C46212

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/08C46212

Taxonomic Serial Number:

English:
Black-backed or Gray-headed Swamphen
German:
Schwarzmantel-/Graukopf-Purpurhuhn
Spanish:
Calamón Dorsinegro/Cabecigrís
Spanish (Spain):
Calamón dorsinegro/cabecigrís
French:
Talève de la Sonde ou T. à tête grise
Japanese (romaji):
seguroseikei/haigashiraseikei
Japanese:
セグロセイケイ/ハイガシラセイケイ
Norwegian:
svartryggsultanhøne/gråhodesultanhøne
Polish:
modrzyk ciemnogrzbiety/siwogłowy
Russian:
Черноспинная/Сероголовая султанка
Slovak:
sultánka tmavochrbtá/brahmanská
Serbian:
Indijska/sivoglava sultanka
Swedish:
sydöstasiatisk/gråhuvad purpurhöna

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black-backed or Gray-headed Swamphen ( Porphyrio [indicus or poliocephalus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black-backed or Gray-headed Swamphen ( Porphyrio [indicus or poliocephalus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black-backed or Gray-headed Swamphen ( Porphyrio [indicus or poliocephalus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black-backed or Gray-headed Swamphen ( Porphyrio [indicus or poliocephalus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black-backed or Gray-headed Swamphen ( Porphyrio [indicus or poliocephalus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black-backed or Gray-headed Swamphen ( Porphyrio [indicus or poliocephalus])
eBird version 2016: Black-backed/Gray-headed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus/poliocephalus)
eBird version 2017: Black-backed/Gray-headed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus/poliocephalus)
eBird version 2018: Black-backed/Gray-headed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus/poliocephalus)
eBird version 2019: Black-backed/Gray-headed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus/poliocephalus)
eBird version 2021: Black-backed/Gray-headed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus/poliocephalus)
eBird version 2022: Black-backed/Gray-headed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus/poliocephalus)

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (slash)

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Other related concepts

Porphyrio poliocephalus (taxon group)
Porphyrio indicus (taxon group)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

German: Schwarzmantel-/Graukopf-Purpurhuhn
English: Black-backed or Gray-headed Swamphen, Black-backed/Gray-headed Swamphen
English, HBW: Purple Swamphen (Black-backed/Grey-headed)
English (IOC): Black-backed/Grey-headed Swamphen
English (United States): Black-backed/Gray-headed Swamphen
Spanish: Calamón Dorsinegro/Cabecigrís
Spanish (Spain): Calamón Dorsinegro/Cabecigrís
French: Talève à dos noir ou T. à tête grise, Talève de la Sonde ou T. à tête grise
Japanese (romaji): seguroseikei/haigashiraseikei
Japanese: セグロセイケイ/ハイガシラセイケイ
Scientific: Porphyrio [indicus or poliocephalus], Porphyrio indicus/poliocephalus
Norwegian: svartryggsultanhøne/gråhodesultanhøne
Polish: modrzyk ciemnogrzbiety/siwogłowy
Portuguese (Portugal): caimão-de-dorso-preto/caimão-de-cabeça-cinzenta
Russian: Черноспинная/Сероголовая султанка
Slovak: sultánka tmavochrbtá/brahmanská
Serbian: Indijska/sivoglava sultanka
Swedish: sydöstasiatisk/gråhuvad purpurhöna
Thai: Black-backed/Gray-headed Swamphen
Turkish: Kara sırtlı/gri başlı sazhorozu