Porphyrio [poliocephalus, melanotus or indicus] (Grey-headed, Australian or Black-backed Swamphen)

Grey-headed, Australian or Black-backed Swamphen

Porphyrio [poliocephalus, melanotus or indicus] (= Porphyrio poliocephalus) (Latham, J 1802)

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Classification

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

Original description

Citation:
(Latham, J 1802)

Reference:
Suppl. Indicis Orn.

Imprint year:
1801

Protonym:
Gallinula poliocephala

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
32A475C1570F1B97

Avibase ID:
avibase-32A475C1

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

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 708098

Geographic range:

Porphyrio poliocephalus poliocephalus: India to Sri Lanka, southern China, northern Thailand, and the Andaman and Nicobar islands. An introduced population in Florida (United States) apparently is this subspecies
Porphyrio poliocephalus seistanicus: Iraq and s Iran to Afghanistan, Pakistan and nw India
Porphyrio poliocephalus caspius: Caspian Sea to nw Iran and Turkey
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
Porphyrio indicus indicus: Sumatra, Java, Bali, Borneo and Sulawesi
Porphyrio indicus viridis: S Myanmar to s Thailand, s China, Malay Pen. and Indochina
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Grey-headed, Australian or Black-backed Swamphen
French:
Talève à tête grise, T. australe ou T. de la Sonde

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Grey-headed, Australian or Black-backed Swamphen ( 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: species group (sometimes a species)

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

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