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Porphyrio  Brisson, 1760
Taxonomic Serial No.: 176388

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Porphyrula Blyth, 1852
  
    Notornis Owen, 1848
  
  Common Name(s): Gallinules [English]
  
    Swamphens [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderGruiformes  – Cranes, Rails, grues, râles  
                            FamilyRallidae  – Crakes, Coots, Rails, foulques, gallinules, râles, Waterhens  
                               GenusPorphyrio Brisson, 1760 – Gallinules, Swamphens  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Porphyrio albus (Shaw, 1790) – caimão-branco, galinhola-branca, Talève de Lord Howe, Calamón blanco, White Swamphen 
                                  Species Porphyrio alleni Thomson, 1842 – camão-pequeno, Talève d'Allen, Calamoncillo africano, Allen's Gallinule, caimão-de-allen 
                                  Species Porphyrio caerulescens (de Sélys-Longchamps, 1848) – Réunion swamphen, Réunion gallinule, oiseau bleu 
                                  Species Porphyrio flavirostris (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) – frango-d'água-pequeno, Talève favorite, Calamoncillo celeste, Azure Gallinule, caimão-celeste 
                                  Species Porphyrio hochstetteri (A. B. Meyer, 1883) – Takahe, takahe, Talève takahé, Calamón takahe, South Island Takahe, caimão-takahe-do-sul 
                                  Species Porphyrio indicus Horsfield, 1821 – caimão-de-dorso-preto, Calamón dorsinegro, Black-backed Swamphen, Talève de la Sonde 
                                  Species Porphyrio kukwiedei Balouet & Olson, 1989 – New Caledonia Gallinule 
                                  Species Porphyrio madagascariensis (Latham, 1801) – caimão-africano, African Swamphen, caimão-comum, Talève d'Afrique, Calamón de Africa 
                                  Species Porphyrio mantelli (Owen, 1848) – takahe, Talève mohoau, Calamón Takahe de la Isla Norte, North Island Takahe, caimão-takahe-do-norte 
                                  Species Porphyrio martinica (Linnaeus, 1766) – caimão-americano, frango-d'água-azul, Talève violacée, Calamoncillo americano, Purple Gallinule 
                                  Species Porphyrio melanotus Temminck, 1820 – caimão-australasiano, Calamón Australiano, Australasian Swamphen, Talève australe 
                                  Species Porphyrio paepae Steadman, 1988 – Marquesan Swamphen, Talève des Marquises, Calamón de las Islas Marquesas 
                                  Species Porphyrio poliocephalus (Latham, 1801) – Grey-headed Swamphen, Talève à tête grise, caimão-de-cabeça-cinzenta, Calamón cabecigrís 
                                  Species Porphyrio porphyrio (Linnaeus, 1758) – caimão-europeu, Western Swamphen, camão, Talève sultane, Calamón común 
                                  Species Porphyrio pulverulentus Temminck, 1826 – Philippine Swamphen, Talève des Philippines, caimão-filipino, Calamón Filipino 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Porphyrio    
       
  Expert: Richard C. Banks  
  Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.   
  Reference for: Porphyrio    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 28 Feb 2025]   
  Reference for: Porphyrio   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Porphyrio   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2006.07.04, website (version 04-Jul-06)  
  Acquired: 2006   
  Notes: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Porphyrio   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner  
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Porphyrio   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, Richard C., C. Cicero, J. L. Dunn, A. W. Kratter, P. C. Rasmussen, J. V. Remsen, Jr., et al.  
  Publication Date: 2002   
  Article/Chapter Title: Forty-third Supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-List of North American Birds   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: The Auk, vol. 119, no. 3   
  Page(s): 897-906   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 0004-8038   
  Notes: Full author list: Banks, Richard C., Carla Cicero, Jon L. Dunn, Andrew W. Kratter, Pamela C. Rasmussen, J. V. Remsen, Jr., James D. Rising, and Douglas F. Stotz   
  Reference for: Porphyrio   
       

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