Porphyrio [indicus x poliocephalus] (Black-backed x Gray-headed Swamphen (hybrid))

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Black-backed x Gray-headed Swamphen (hybrid)

Porphyrio [indicus x poliocephalus]

Classification

Order:
  Gruiformes
Family:
  Rallidae
Genus:
   null
Scientific:
  Porphyrio [indicus x poliocephalus]

Original description

Citation:

Reference:

Protonym:

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
6DA249CA5A77AFEB

Avibase ID:
avibase-6DA249CA

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/6DA249CA

Taxonomic Serial Number:

English:
Black-backed x Gray-headed Swamphen (hybrid)
German:
Schwarzmantel- x Graukopf-Purpurhuhn (Hybrid)
Spanish:
Calamón Dorsinegro x Cabecigrís (híbrido)
Spanish (Spain):
Calamón dorsinegro x cabecigrís (híbrido)
French:
Hybride Talève à tête grise x T. de la Sonde
Japanese (romaji):
zasshu seguroseikei ｘ haigashiraseikei
Japanese:
雑種セグロセイケイｘハイガシラセイケイ
Norwegian:
svartryggsultanhøne x gråhodesultanhøne (hybrid)
Polish:
modrzyk ciemnogrzbiety x siwogłowy (mieszaniec)
Russian:
Черноспинная x Сероголовая султанка (гибрид)
Slovak:
sultánka tmavochrbtá x brahmanská (kríženec)
Serbian:
Indijska x sivoglava sultanka (hibrid)
Swedish:
sydöstasiatisk x gråhuvad purpurhöna (hybrid)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black-backed x Gray-headed Swamphen (hybrid) ( Porphyrio [indicus x poliocephalus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black-backed x Gray-headed Swamphen (hybrid) ( Porphyrio [indicus x poliocephalus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black-backed x Gray-headed Swamphen (hybrid) ( Porphyrio [indicus x poliocephalus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black-backed x Gray-headed Swamphen (hybrid) ( Porphyrio [indicus x poliocephalus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black-backed x Gray-headed Swamphen (hybrid) ( Porphyrio [indicus x poliocephalus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black-backed x Gray-headed Swamphen (hybrid) ( Porphyrio [indicus x poliocephalus])
eBird version 2016: Black-backed x Gray-headed Swamphen (hybrid) ( Porphyrio indicus x poliocephalus)
eBird version 2017: Black-backed x Gray-headed Swamphen (hybrid) ( Porphyrio indicus x poliocephalus)
eBird version 2018: Black-backed x Gray-headed Swamphen (hybrid) ( Porphyrio indicus x poliocephalus)
eBird version 2019: Black-backed x Gray-headed Swamphen (hybrid) ( Porphyrio indicus x poliocephalus)
eBird version 2021: Black-backed x Gray-headed Swamphen (hybrid) ( Porphyrio indicus x poliocephalus)
eBird version 2022: Black-backed x Gray-headed Swamphen (hybrid) ( Porphyrio indicus x poliocephalus)

Taxonomic status:

Species status: hybrid

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Other related concepts

Porphyrio poliocephalus (hybrid)
Porphyrio indicus (hybrid)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

German: Schwarzmantel- x Graukopf-Purpurhuhn (Hybrid)
English: Black-backed x Gray-headed Swamphen (hybrid)
English, HBW: Purple Swamphen (Black-backed x Grey-headed)
English (IOC): Black-backed x Grey-headed Swamphen (hybrid)
English (United States): Black-backed x Gray-headed Swamphen (hybrid)
Spanish: Calamón Dorsinegro x Cabecigrís (híbrido)
Spanish (Spain): Calamón Dorsinegro x Cabecigrís (híbrido)
French: Hybride Talève à dos noir x T. à tête grise, Hybride Talève à tête grise x T. à dos noir, Hybride Talève à tête grise x T. de la Sonde
Japanese (romaji): zasshu seguroseikei ｘ haigashiraseikei
Japanese: 雑種セグロセイケイｘハイガシラセイケイ
Scientific: Porphyrio [indicus x poliocephalus], Porphyrio indicus x poliocephalus
Norwegian: svartryggsultanhøne x gråhodesultanhøne (hybrid)
Polish: modrzyk ciemnogrzbiety x siwogłowy (mieszaniec)
Portuguese (Portugal): caimão-de-dorso-preto x caimão-de-cabeça-cinzenta (híbrido)
Russian: Черноспинная x Сероголовая султанка (гибрид)
Slovak: sultánka tmavochrbtá x brahmanská (kríženec)
Serbian: Indijska x sivoglava sultanka (hibrid)
Swedish: sydöstasiatisk x gråhuvad purpurhöna (hybrid)
Thai: Black-backed x Gray-headed Swamphen (hybrid)
Turkish: Kara sırtlı x gri başlı sazhorozu