Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Tetrapoda > Class Aves > Order Gruiformes > Family Rallidae > Genus Porphyrio

Porphyrio porphyrio (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Fulica Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

PorphyrioBrisson, 1760accepted genus name

Species group names

Fulica porphyrio Linnaeus, 1758 objective synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 English-United States: Purple Swamphen sources: Charles Hussey
 German: Purpurhuhn sources: german PESI focal point
 Greek: Σουλτανοπουλάδα ; Σουλτανοπουλάδα sources: Greek PESI focal point
 Israel (Hebrew): פורפיריה כחולה sources: Hebrew PESI focal point
 Italian: Pollo sultano sources: italian PESI focal point
 Lithuanian: paprastoji sultonvištė; sultonvištė sources: Lithuanian PESI focal point
 Norwegian: Sultanhøne sources: Norwegian PESI focal point
 Norwegian Bokmål: sultanhøne sources: Syst. Nat. ed. 10 p. 152
 Norwegian Nynorsk: sultanhøne sources: Syst. Nat. ed. 10 p. 152
 Russian: султанка sources: Russian PESI focal point
 Slovenian: sultanka sources: Slovenian PESI focal point
 Spanish, Castillian: Calamón común sources: spanish PESI focal point
 Turkish: Saz horozu sources: Turkish PESI focal point
 Ukrainian: Гігантська лиска; Лиска гігантська

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Citation

Drs Cees Roselaar. Porphyrio porphyrio (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=96784

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment

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Importance

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Last modified

2004-05-07 by Drs Cees Roselaar

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