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Australian Swamphen

Porphyrio melanotus Temminck, 1820

Pūkeko is the common name, derived from the Māori language, for the Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) of New Zealand. The subspecies occurring there is Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus, which is also found elsewhere in Australasia, including, in eastern Indonesia, the Moluccas, Aru and Kai Islands, as well as in Papua New Guinea and Australia Source: Wikipedia




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Order:
  Gruiformes
Family:
  Rallidae
Genus:
  Porphyrio

Scientific:
  Porphyrio melanotus

Citation:
  Temminck, 1820

Reference:
  Man.Orn.[Temminck].ed.2 p.701

Protonym:
  Porphyrio melanotus

Avibase ID:
  0E0D8AE779C81A86

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/0E0D8AE7

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 708096

Geographic range:

  • Porphyrio melanotus melanotus: Australia, New Zealand, Kermadec and Chatham Is.
  • Porphyrio melanotus bellus: Extreme sw Australia
  • Porphyrio melanotus melanopterus: Moluccas and Lesser Sundas to Aru Islands and New Guinea
  • Porphyrio melanotus pelewensis: Palau Islands (Koror and Anguar)
  • Porphyrio melanotus samoensis: Admiralty Is. to Samoa, New Caledonia, Solomon Is. and Fiji
  • Show more...
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Australian Swamphen
Danish:
Østlig Sultanhøne
German:
Australpurpurhuhn
Spanish:
Calamón Australiano
Spanish (Spain):
Calamón Australiano
Finnish:
itäaustraliansulttaanikana
French:
Talève australe
Croatian:
Australazijska sultanka
Japanese (romaji):
o-sutorariaseikei
Japanese:
オーストラリアセイケイ
Dutch:
Porphyrio melanotus
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Brunryggsultanhøne
Norwegian:
brunryggsultanhøne
Polish:
modrzyk ciemny
Russian:
Австралийская султанка
Slovak:
sultánka pukeko
Serbian:
Australazijska sultanka
Swedish:
australisk purpurhöna
Ukrainian:
султанка австралійська
Chinese:
澳洲紫水鸡
Chinese (Traditional):
紐澳紫水雞

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Australian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Australian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Australian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Australian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Australian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Australian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Australian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Australian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Australian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Eastern Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus)
Clements, version 2021:
Australasian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 2]
Clements, version 2015:
Australasian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Australasian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Australasian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Australasian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 2]
Clements, version 2019:
Australasian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 2]
eBird version 1.52:
Purple Swamphen (Australasian) ( Porphyrio porphyrio [melanotus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Purple Swamphen (Australasian) ( Porphyrio porphyrio [melanotus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Purple Swamphen (Australasian) ( Porphyrio porphyrio [melanotus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Purple Swamphen (Australasian) ( Porphyrio porphyrio [melanotus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Australasian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Australasian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Australasian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Australasian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 2]
eBird version 2019:
Australasian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 2]
eBird version 2021:
Australasian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Australasian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Australasian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Australasian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Australasian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Australasian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Australasian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Australasian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Australasian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Australasian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Australasian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Australasian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Australasian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Australasian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Australasian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Australasian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Australasian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Australasian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 2]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Australasian Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Porphyrio [poliocephalus, melanotus or indicus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms


Danish: Østlig Sultanhøne
German: Australpurpurhuhn, Pukeko
English: Australasian swamphen, Australian Purple Swamphen, Australian Swamphen, Eastern Swamphen, Pukeko, purple swamphen, Purple Swamphen (Australasian), Swamphen
English, HBW: Purple Swamphen (Australasian)
English (IOC): Australasian Swamphen
English (New Zealand): Pukeko
English (United States): Australasian Swamphen
Spanish: Calamón Australiano
Spanish (Spain): Calamón Australiano
Spanish (HBW): Australasian Swamphen
Estonian: tõmmu-sultantait
Finnish: Itäaustraliansulttaanikana
French: Talève australe
Croatian: Australazijska sultanka
Indonesian: Mandar Australi, Mandar Australia
Japanese (romaji): o-sutorariaseikei
Japanese: オーストラリアセイケイ
Scientific: Porphyrio alba melanotus, Porphyrio melanotos, Porphyrio melanotus, Porphyrio melanotus chathamensis, Porphyrio melanotus melanotus, Porphyrio porphyrio [melanotus Group], Porphyrio porphyrio chathamensis, Porphyrio porphyrio melanotos, Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus
Maori: Pukeko
Dutch: Australische Purperkoet, Porphyrio melanotus
Norwegian Nynorsk: Brunryggsultanhøne
Norwegian: brunryggsultanhøne
Polish: modrzyk ciemny
Portuguese (Portugal): Camão-australasiático
Russian: Австралийская султанка
Slovak: sultánka pukeko
Samoan: manu ali'i
Serbian: Australazijska sultanka
Swedish: australisk purpurhöna
Turkish: Avustralya sazhorozu
Ukrainian: султанка австралійська
Chinese: 澳洲紫水鸡
Chinese (Traditional): 澳洲紫水雞, 紐澳紫水雞

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