Purple Swamphen / Purple gallinule


Porphyrio porphyrio poliocephalus. © K. Willems

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves (Birds)
Order Gruiformes (Cranes and allies)
Family Rallidae (Rails)
Genus Porphyrio (Swamphens)
Species Porphyrio porphyrio
   
Dutch Purperkoet
German Purpurhuhn
French Porphyrion bleu
Italian Pollo sultano
Spanish Calamón común
   
Range Sourthen Europe, Asia, Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand
Habitat Wetlands, swamps
   

This rail species has multiple names: Purple swamphen (USA), Purple gallinule (UK) and Purple coot are most common.
There are at least six subspecies of this bird;


Porphyrio porphyrio madagascariensis. © Jan Harteman


Porphyrio porphyrio poliocephalus. © Jan Harteman

 

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