Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | دجاجة الماء الأرجوانية |
| Armenian | Մոխրագլուխ սուլթանական հավ |
| Assamese | কাম চৰাই |
| Azerbaijani | Sultan toyuğu |
| Chinese | 灰頭紫水雞 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 紫水鸡 |
| Croatian | plavetna sultanka |
| Czech | slípka šedohlavá |
| Danish | Gråhovedet Sultanhøne |
| Dutch | Grijskoppurperkoet |
| English | Gray-headed Swamphen |
| English (Bangladesh) | Grey-headed Swamphen (Purple Swamphen) |
| English (India) | Grey-headed Swamphen (Purple Swamphen) |
| English (United States) | Gray-headed Swamphen |
| French | Talève à tête grise |
| French (France) | Talève à tête grise |
| German | Graukopf-Purpurhuhn |
| Gujarati | નીલ જળમુરઘો |
| Hebrew | פורפיריה אפורת-ראש |
| Icelandic | Fenjahæna |
| Indonesian | Mandar kepala-kelabu |
| Italian | Pollo sultano testagrigia |
| Japanese | ハイガシラセイケイ |
| Lithuanian | Indinė sultonvištė |
| Malayalam | നീലക്കോഴി |
| Marathi | जांभळी पाणकोंबडी |
| Norwegian | gråhodesultanhøne |
| Odia | କାମଚଢ଼େଇ |
| Persian | طاووسک |
| Polish | modrzyk siwogłowy |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Camão-de-cabeça-cinzenta |
| Punjabi (India) | ਨੀਲੀ ਜਲ ਕੁਕੜੀ |
| Russian | Сероголовая султанка |
| Serbian | Sivoglava sultanka |
| Slovak | sultánka brahmanská |
| Spanish | Calamón Cabecigrís |
| Spanish (Spain) | Calamón cabecigrís |
| Swedish | gråhuvad purpurhöna |
| Telugu | ఊదా చెంచు కోడి |
| Thai | นกอีโก้ง |
| Turkish | Gri Başlı Sazhorozu |
| Ukrainian | Султанка сіроголова |
Porphyrio poliocephalus (Latham, 1801)
Definitions
- PORPHYRIO
- porphyrio
- POLIOCEPHALUS
- poliocephalus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
Gray-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus Scientific name definitions
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Revision History
Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Gray-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
Authors
C. T. Callaghan, Bill Pranty, Peter Pyle, and Michael A. Patten
Revisors
Shawn M. Billerman and Paul G. Rodewald
Recommended Citation
Callaghan, C. T., B. Pranty, P. Pyle, and M. A. Patten (2020). Gray-headed Swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (P. G. Rodewald and S. M. Billerman, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.purswa3.01
Birds of North America
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Version 1.0
- September 6, 2017
- Gray-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
Authors
C. T. Callaghan, Bill Pranty, Peter Pyle, and Michael A. Patten
Revisors
C. T. Callaghan, Bill Pranty, Peter Pyle, and Michael A. Patten
Recommended Citation
Callaghan, C. T., B. Pranty, P. Pyle, and M. A. Patten (2017). Gray-headed Swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus), version 1.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.purswa3.01
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.
