African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis Scientific name definitions
- Names (30)
- Monotypic
Barry Taylor
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Grootkoningriethaan |
| Arabic | دجاجة الماء الأفريقية |
| Croatian | afrička sultanka |
| Czech | slípka africká |
| Danish | Afrikansk Sultanhøne |
| Dutch | Smaragdpurperkoet |
| English | African Swamphen |
| English (South Africa) | African (Purple) Swamphen |
| English (United States) | African Swamphen |
| French | Talève d'Afrique |
| French (France) | Talève d'Afrique |
| German | Smaragdhuhn |
| Hebrew | פורפיריה כחולה |
| Hungarian | Afrikai kék fú |
| Icelandic | Slýhæna |
| Italian | Pollo sultano dorsoverde |
| Japanese | アフリカセイケイ |
| Lithuanian | Madagaskarinė sultonvištė |
| Norwegian | grønnryggsultanhøne |
| Polish | modrzyk afrykański |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Caimão-africano |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Camão-africano |
| Russian | Африканская султанка |
| Serbian | Afrička sultanka |
| Slovak | sultánka zelenochrbtá |
| Spanish | Calamón Africano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Calamón africano |
| Swedish | afrikansk purpurhöna |
| Turkish | Afrika Sazhorozu |
| Ukrainian | Султанка зеленоспинна |
Porphyrio madagascariensis (Latham, 1801)
PROTONYM:
Gallinula madagascariensis
Latham, 1801. Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ, p.lxviii.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Madagascar.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PORPHYRIO
- porphyrio
- madagarensis / madagascariensis / madagascarina / madagascarinus / madagascarius
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