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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
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:
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] |
Clements 1st edition: Eastern Swamphen ( Porphyrio melanotus) |
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] |
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] |
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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