Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)

Purple Swamphen

Porphyrio porphyrio

(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Calamón Común

Family: Rallidae
Order: Gruiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Fulica porphyrio.

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Number of Photography: 15

Photography ID: 670235
Entebee
Central Region
Uganda
01/02/2026
Hugo Caverzasi

Photography ID: 654235
Adult
Vila Franca de Xira
Lisboa
Portugal
04/13/2023
Carmen Lúcia Bays Figueiredo

Photography ID: 633399
Royal National Park
Nueva Gales del Sur
Australia
04/09/2025
Hugo Caverzasi

Photography ID: 496346
Adult
Nigel
Gauteng
South Africa
10/31/2015
Luis Cesar Tejo

Photography ID: 360413
Wawera
Auckland
New Zealand
10/04/2019
Hugo Caverzasi

Photography ID: 333608
Adult
Bañados del Nilo en la zona de Isla Elefantina
Asuán
Egypt
03/21/2019
Edith Polverini

Photography ID: 290331
Adult
Daimiel
Ciudad Real
Spain
05/05/2018
Santos Di Mauro

Photography ID: 279451
Adult
Mallorca
Baleares
Spain
04/23/2018
Santos Di Mauro

Photography ID: 276891
Adult
Saucedilla
Cáceres
Spain
05/31/2018
Santos Di Mauro

Photography ID: 147366
Adult
Melbourne
Victoria
Australia
02/09/2016
Carlos Villa

Photography ID: 147364
Adult
Melbourne
Victoria
Australia
02/09/2016
Carlos Villa

Photography ID: 147091
Adult
Rotorua
Rotorua
New Zealand
03/30/2016
Susana Gomez

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Number of Films: 3

Video ID: 6662
Lamington National Park
Queensland
Australia
04/15/2025
Hugo Caverzasi

Video ID: 3387
Adult
Mallorca
Baleares
España
04/23/2018
Santos Di Mauro

Video ID: 3333
Adult
Saucedilla
Cáceres
España
05/31/2018
Claudia Mora

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Number of Records: 55

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2422956

02/01/2026

Uganda

Central Region

Pantano de Mabamba, Entebee

Hugo Caverzasi

2283551

25/04/2025

Australia

Queensland

Hasties Swamp Bird Hire, Atherton Tablelands

Hugo Caverzasi

2283913

19/04/2025

Australia

Queensland

Oxley Creek Common, Brisbane

Hugo Caverzasi

2284010

18/04/2025

Australia

Queensland

Swan Lake (port Brisbane), Brisbane

Hugo Caverzasi

2283964

18/04/2025

Australia

Queensland

Minnippi Parkland, Brisbane

Hugo Caverzasi

2288027

15/04/2025

Australia

Queensland

O´reilly´s Rainforest retreat, Lamington National Park

Hugo Caverzasi

2284168

12/04/2025

Australia

Nueva Gales del Sur

Bicenntenial Park, Sydney

Hugo Caverzasi

2284142

12/04/2025

Australia

Nueva Gales del Sur

Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney

Hugo Caverzasi

2284232

11/04/2025

Australia

Nueva Gales del Sur

Warriewood Wetlands, Sydney

Hugo Caverzasi

2284285

10/04/2025

Australia

Nueva Gales del Sur

Maraylya, Sydney

Hugo Caverzasi

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