Australasian Swamphen / Porphyrio melanotus
| Australasian Swamphen bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | NE - Not evaluated |
| Synonyms | Pukeko, Purple Swamphen (Australasian), purple swamphen, Swamphen, Australian Swamphen, Australian Purple Swamphen, Eastern Swamphen |
| Old latin name for bird | Porphyrio melanotos |
| Order | Cranes, rails and relatives / Gruiformes |
| Family | Rails, Crakes & Coots / Rallidae |
| Genus | Porphyrio |
| Breeding region | Australasia, Pacific ocean |
| Breeding subregion | widespread |
Australasian Swamphen bird sounds *
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Related species
North Island Takahe
White Swamphen
Purple Gallinule
South Island Takahe
African Swamphen
Western Swamphen
Black-backed Swamphen
Allen's Gallinule
Philippine Swamphen
Where to see Australasian Swamphen
Australasian Swamphen subspecies (5)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porphyrio melanotus bellus | far sw WA (sw Australia) | - | No |
| Porphyrio melanotus melanopterus | n, se Sulawesi, Moluccas, Lesser Sundas and New Guinea region | - | No |
| Porphyrio melanotus melanotus | n, e Australia, Tasmania, Lord Howe and Norfolk is. (far e of Australia) and North, South, Stewart, Kermadec (ne of North I.) and Chatham is. (e of South I.; New Zealand) | - | No |
| Porphyrio melanotus pelewensis | Palau (w Caroline Is., w Micronesia) | - | No |
| Porphyrio melanotus samoensis | Admiralty Is. to New Caledonia, Solomon Is., Fiji and Samoa | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Bengali | িমস্ট্রমরীয় কামরভ |
| Chinese | 澳洲紫水鸡 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 澳洲紫水雞, 紐澳紫水雞 |
| Croatian | Australazijska sultanka |
| Czech | slípka australasijská |
| Danish | Østlig Sultanhøne |
| Dutch | Porphyrio melanotus, Australische Purperkoet |
| Esperanto | suda porfirio, Nigraorela porfirio, purpura porfirio |
| Estonian | tõmmu-sultantait |
| Finnish | Itäaustraliansulttaanikana |
| French | Talève australe, Talève sultane (australe) |
| German | Pukeko, Australpurpurhuhn |
| Indonesian | Mandar Australia, Mandar Australi |
| Japanese | ナンヨウセイケイ, オーストラリアセイケイ |
| Maori | pūkeko, Pukeko |
| Norwegian | Brunryggsultanhøne, brunryggsultanhøne |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Brunryggsultanhøne |
| Polish | modrzyk ciemny |
| Portuguese | caimão-australasiano, camão-australasiático |
| Russian | Австралийская султанка |
| Samoan | manu ali'i |
| Serbian | Australazijska sultanka |
| Slovak | sultánka pukeko |
| Spanish | Calamón Australiano |
| Swedish | australisk purpurhöna |
| Turkish | Avustralya Sazhorozu |
| Ukrainian | султанка австралійська |