Purple swamphen

The purple swamphen has been split into the following species:

• Western swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio, southwest Europe and northwest Africa
• African swamphen, Porphyrio madagascariensis, sub-Saharan continental Africa and Madagascar
• Grey-headed swamphen, Porphyrio poliocephalus, Middle East, through the Indian subcontinent to southern China and northern Thailand
• Black-backed swamphen, Porphyrio indicus, southeast Asia to Sulawesi
• Philippine swamphen, Porphyrio pulverulentus, Philippine islands
• Australasian swamphen, Porphyrio melanotus, Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania

See also

• Swamphen, the genus Porphyrio
• Purple gallinule, Porphyrio martinica, found in the Americas

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