Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Croatian | australazijska sultanka |
| Czech | slípka australasijská |
| Dutch | Porphyrio melanotus |
| English | Australasian Swamphen |
| English (New Zealand) | Pukeko |
| English (United States) | Australasian Swamphen |
| French | Talève australe |
| French (France) | Talève australe |
| German | Australpurpurhuhn |
| Icelandic | Seyluhæna |
| Indonesian | Mandar australia |
| Japanese | オーストラリアセイケイ |
| Norwegian | brunryggsultanhøne |
| Polish | modrzyk ciemny |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Camão-australasiático |
| Russian | Австралийская султанка |
| Serbian | Australazijska sultanka |
| Slovak | sultánka pukeko |
| Spanish | Calamón Australiano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Calamón australiano |
| Swedish | australisk purpurhöna |
| Turkish | Avustralya Sazhorozu |
| Ukrainian | Султанка австралійська |
Porphyrio melanotus Temminck, 1820
PROTONYM:
Porphyrio melanotus
Temminck, 1820. Manuel d'ornithologie, ou tableau systématique des oiseaux qui se trouvent en Europe (etc.) ed.2, part 1, p.701.
TYPE LOCALITY:
New South Wales.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PORPHYRIO
- porphyrio
- melanotus
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Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus 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
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
Authors
Barry Taylor
Revisors
Paul G. Rodewald
Recommended Citation
Taylor, B. (2020). Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus), 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.purswa6.01
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.