Porphyrio paepae (Marquesan swamphen)

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Marquesan swamphen

Porphyrio paepae Steadman, 1988

Order:
  Gruiformes
Family:
  Rallidae
Genus:
  Porphyrio

Scientific:
Porphyrio paepae

Citation:
Steadman, 1988

Reference:

Protonym:

Avibase ID:
FFC0A02EB65AEDD6

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/FFC0A02E

Taxonomic Serial Number:

EXTINCT

Geographic range:

Porphyrio paepae: Extinct. Formerly occurred on Hiva Oa and Tahuata (Marquesas Islands)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Marquesan swamphen
Finnish:
marquessaartensulttaanikana
French:
Talève des Marquises
Slovak:
sultánka markézska
Swedish:
marquesaspurpurhöna

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Marquesan swamphen ( Porphyrio paepae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Marquesan swamphen ( Porphyrio paepae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Marquesan swamphen ( Porphyrio paepae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Marquesan swamphen ( Porphyrio paepae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Marquesan swamphen ( Porphyrio paepae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Marquesan swamphen ( Porphyrio paepae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Marquesan swamphen ( Porphyrio paepae)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Marquesan Swamphen ( Porphyrio paepae)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Marquesan Swamphen ( Porphyrio paepae)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Marquesan Swamphen ( Porphyrio paepae)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Marquesan Swamphen ( Porphyrio paepae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Marquesan Swamphen ( Porphyrio paepae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Marquesan Swamphen ( Porphyrio paepae)
Clements, version 2019: Marquesan Swamphen ( Porphyrio paepae)
eBird version 2019: Marquesan Swamphen ( Porphyrio paepae)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Marquesan Swamphen ( Porphyrio paepae)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Marquesan Swamphen ( Porphyrio paepae)

Taxonomic status:

Species status: fossil species (extinct)

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Other synonyms

Catalan: Polla blava de les illes Marqueses
English: Marquesan swamphen, Marquesas Islands Gallinule
Finnish: Marquessaartensulttaanikana
French: Talève des Marquises
Scientific: Porphyrio paepae
Slovak: sultánka markézska
Swedish: Marquesaspurpurhöna