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 (United States) | African Swamphen |
| French | Talève d'Afrique |
| French (French Guiana) | 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, 1802)
PROTONYM:
Gallinula madagascariensis
Latham, 1802. Suppl.ind.orn., p.lxviii.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Madagascar.
Definitions
- PORPHYRIO
- porphyrio
- madagarensis / madagascariensis / madagascarina / madagascarinus / madagascarius
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis Scientific name definitions
Barry Taylor
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis
Authors
Barry Taylor
Revisors
Paul G. Rodewald
Recommended Citation
Taylor, B. (2020). African Swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (P. G. Rodewald, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.purswa2.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- April 18, 2013
- Purple Swamphen (HBW) Porphyrio porphyrio
Authors
Barry Taylor
Recommended Citation
Taylor, B. (2013). Purple Swamphen (HBW) (Porphyrio porphyrio). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.