The black-backed swamphen is a species of swamphen occurring from southeast Asia to Sulawesi and Borneo. It used to be considered a subspecies of the purple swamphen, which it resembles, but has a large shield, black upperparts, and the side of the head is blackish. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Horsfield, T 1821
Reference:
Trans. Linn. Soc. London
(1) 13 p.194
Protonym:
Porphyrio Indicus
Avibase ID:
3D354C29622C7FD6
Avibase ID:
avibase-3D354C29
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/3D354C29
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 708093
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Purple Swamphen (Black-backed) ( Porphyrio porphyrio indicus/viridis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Purple Swamphen (Black-backed) ( Porphyrio porphyrio indicus/viridis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Purple Swamphen (Black-backed) ( Porphyrio porphyrio indicus/viridis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Purple Swamphen (Black-backed) ( Porphyrio porphyrio indicus/viridis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Black-backed Swamphen ( Porphyrio indicus) [version 1] |
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
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
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