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Birds of the World

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Genus: Porphyrio (10 species)


Allen's Gallinule (Porphyrio alleni) Range: AF: widespread Djoudj NP, Senegal
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Allen's Gallinule (Porphyrio alleni) Immature Range: AF: widespread Djoudj NP, Senegal
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Azure Gallinule (Porphyrio flavirostris) Range: SA: n, Amazonia, sc Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia
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South Island Takahe (Porphyrio hochstetteri) Endangered Range: AU: montane sw South I.; reintroduced to satellites (New Zealand) Orokonui Ecosanctuary, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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Black-backed Swamphen (Porphyrio indicus) Range: OR, AU: Sumatra, Java, se Borneo, sw Sulawesi and s Philippines


African Swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis) Range: AF: Africa and Madagascar Kartong, The Gambia
Photograph by Steve Riall © All Rights Reserved.


Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) Range: NA, MA, SA: se USA to n Argentina Bahia Solano, Choco, Colombia
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Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) Immature Range: NA, MA, SA: se USA to n Argentina Wakodahatchee, Delray Beach, Florida, USA
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Not uncommon, but generally rarer than the Common Gallinule, American Coot, or Andean Coot.


Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus melanotus) Range: AU, PO: widespread Kangaroo Flat, Victoria, Australia
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Grey-headed Swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus) Range: PAL, OR: Middle East and Indian subcontinent to s China, n Thailand, Andaman and Nicobar Is. and s Myanmar to c and s Indochina to the Malay Pen. Wakodahatchee, Florida,
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Recently introduced in South Florida.


Western Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) Range: PAL, AF: sw Europe and nw Africa Minsmere, United Kingdom
Photograph by Stephen G. Davis © All Rights Reserved.

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Philippine Swamphen (Porphyrio pulverulentus) Range: OR: Philippines (except most West Visayas and Palawan group)

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Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba