Porphyrio porphyrio [poliocephalus, melanotus or indicus] (Purple Swamphen [poliocephalus, melanotus or indicus])

Purple Swamphen [poliocephalus, melanotus or indicus]

Porphyrio porphyrio [poliocephalus, melanotus or indicus] (= Porphyrio porphyrio poliocephalus) (Latham, J 1801)

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Classification

Order:
  Gruiformes
Family:
  Rallidae
Genus:
   Porphyrio
Scientific:
  Porphyrio porphyrio poliocephalus

Original description

Citation:
(Latham, J 1801)

Reference:
Suppl. Indicis Orn.

Protonym:
Gallinula poliocephala

Type locality:
India.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/313412#page/74/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
32A475C1570F1B97

Avibase ID:
avibase-32A475C1

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/32A475C1

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 708098

English:
Purple Swamphen [poliocephalus, melanotus or indicus]
French:
Talève sultane [poliocephalus, melanotus ou indicus]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Purple Swamphen [poliocephalus, melanotus or indicus] ( Porphyrio porphyrio [poliocephalus, melanotus or indicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Grey-headed, Australian or Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio [poliocephalus, melanotus or indicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Grey-headed, Australian or Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio [poliocephalus, melanotus or indicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Purple Swamphen [poliocephalus, melanotus or indicus] ( Porphyrio porphyrio [poliocephalus, melanotus or indicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Grey-headed, Australian or Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio [poliocephalus, melanopterus or indicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Grey-headed, Australian or Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio [poliocephalus, melanopterus or indicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Grey-headed, Australian or Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio [poliocephalus, melanopterus or indicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Grey-headed, Australian or Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio [poliocephalus, melanopterus or indicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Grey-headed, Australian or Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio [poliocephalus, melanotus or indicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Grey-headed, Australian or Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio [poliocephalus, melanotus or indicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Grey-headed, Australian or Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio [poliocephalus, melanotus or indicus])
Clements 3rd edition: Purple Coot ( Porphyrio poliocephalus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Purple Coot ( Porphyrio poliocephalus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Porphyrio poliocephalus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Porphyrio poliocephalus [version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Porphyrio poliocephalus [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Porphyrio porphyrio [porphyrio, poliocephalus, melanotus, indicus or pulverulentus]

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Bengali (transliteration): Kem
Danish: Indisk Sultanhøne
English: Grey-headed, Australian or Black-backed Swamphen, Purple Coot, Purple Swamphen [poliocephalus, melanotus or indicus]
English (United Kingdom): Indian Gallinule
Esperanto: Grizkapa porfirio
Estonian: lasuur-sultantait
Finnish: intiansulttaanikana
French: Talève à tête grise, Talève à tête grise, T. australe ou T. à dos noir, Talève à tête grise, T. australe ou T. de la Sonde, Talève sultane (à tête grise), Talève sultane [poliocephalus, melanotus ou indicus]
Hindi: Kaima, Kalim, Keim, Kharim
Italian: Pollo sultano testagrigia
Scientific: Gallinula poliocephala, Porphyrio [poliocephalus, melanopterus or indicus], Porphyrio [poliocephalus, melanotus or indicus], Porphyrio poliocephalus, Porphyrio poliocephalus poliocephalus, Porphyrio porphyrio [poliocephalus, melanotus or indicus], Porphyrio porphyrio poliocephalus
Dutch: Grijskoppurperkoet
Polish: modrzyk siwoglowy
Russian: Sultanka, Султанская курица
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Indura-kukula, Kittala
Slovak: sultánka brahmanská
Swedish: gråhuvad purpurhöna
Tamil: Neela Thazhai Kozhi, Sannary
Telugu: Nila Bola-kodi
Tatar: Bojachana