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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: 496346
  Adult
Nigel
Gauteng
South Africa
10/31/2015
Luis Cesar Tejo
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Photography ID: 117720
  Adult
Nigel
Gauteng
South Africa
07/05/2015
Luis Cesar Tejo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
194588126/10/2023South AfricaGautengMarievale Bird Sanctuary, Nigel2Luis Cesar Tejo
194570926/10/2023South AfricaGautengMarievale Bird Sanctuary, Nigel2Daniela Espinosa
114757427/11/2019South AfricaGautengMarievale Bird Sanctuary, Nigel1Luis Cesar Tejo
159374531/10/2015South AfricaGautengMarievale Bird Sanctuary, NigelLuis Cesar Tejo
74373105/07/2015South AfricaGautengMarievale Bird Sanctuary, NigelLuis Cesar Tejo
4015909/11/2010South AfricaMpumalangaWakkerstroomCarmelo López Abad
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Citation recommended:

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