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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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Photography ID: 360413
 Wawera
Auckland
New Zealand
10/04/2019
Hugo Caverzasi
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Photography ID: 147091
  Adult
Rotorua
Rotorua
New Zealand
03/30/2016
Susana Gomez



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
112182219/10/2019New ZealandCanterburyCatons Bay, Lake ForsythHugo Caverzasi
112118214/10/2019New ZealandSouthlandTe Anau Wildlife Centre, Te AnauHugo Caverzasi
112175211/10/2019New ZealandWestlandWharekai Te Kou Walk, Jackson BayHugo Caverzasi
112125411/10/2019New ZealandWestlandLake MathesonHugo Caverzasi
112041307/10/2019New ZealandAucklandMangere Lagoon, Manukau CityHugo Caverzasi
111965706/10/2019New ZealandRotoruaLake Okareka Reserve and Walkway, OkarekaHugo Caverzasi
111963406/10/2019New ZealandRotoruaWhakarewarewa Thermal Village, RotoruaHugo Caverzasi
112565404/10/2019New ZealandAucklandWanderholm Regional Park, WaweraHugo Caverzasi
111865404/10/2019New ZealandAucklandTawharanui Regional ParkHugo Caverzasi
111856104/10/2019New ZealandAucklandWenderholm Regional Park, WaiweraHugo Caverzasi
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 06/04/2026.