The purple swamphen has been split into the following species:[1][2][3]
- Western swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio, southwest Europe and northwest Africa
- African swamphen, Porphyrio madagascariensis, sub-Saharan continental Africa and Madagascar
- Grey-headed swamphen, Porphyrio poliocephalus, Middle East, through the Indian subcontinent to southern China and northern Thailand
- Black-backed swamphen, Porphyrio indicus, southeast Asia to Sulawesi
- Philippine swamphen, Porphyrio pulverulentus, Philippine islands
- Australasian swamphen, Porphyrio melanotus, Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania
See also
[edit]- Swamphen, the genus Porphyrio
- Purple gallinule, Porphyrio martinica, found in the Americas
References
[edit]- ^ "Finfoots, flufftails, rails, trumpeters, cranes, Limpkin – IOC World Bird List". IOC World Bird List – Version 15.1. 2025-02-20. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
- ^ Sangster, G. (1998). "Purple Swamp-hen is a complex of species" (PDF). Dutch Birding. 20 (1): 13–22.
- ^ García-R, J.C.; Trewick, S.A. (2015). "Dispersal and speciation in purple swamphens (Rallidae: Porphyrio)". Auk. 122 (1): 140–155. doi:10.1642/AUK-14-114.1.
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