Australasian Swamphen / Porphyrio melanotus NE
- Synonyms Eastern Swamphen, Purple Swamphen (Australasian), Swamphen, Australian Swamphen, Australian Purple Swamphen, Pukeko, purple swamphen
- Old latin name for bird Porphyrio melanotos
Australasian Swamphenbird sounds *
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
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Where to see Australasian Swamphen
- Breeding region Australasia, Pacific ocean
- Breeding subregion widespread
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 |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Bengali | িমস্ট্রমরীয় কামরভ |
| Chinese | 澳洲紫水鸡 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 紐澳紫水雞, 澳洲紫水雞 |
| Croatian | Australazijska sultanka |
| Czech | slípka australasijská |
| Danish | Østlig Sultanhøne, Sortrygget Sultanhøne |
| Dutch | Australische Purperkoet, Porphyrio melanotus |
| Esperanto | suda porfirio, Nigraorela porfirio, purpura porfirio |
| Estonian | tõmmu-sultantait |
| Finnish | Itäaustraliansulttaanikana |
| French | Talève australe, Talève sultane (australe) |
| German | Pukeko, Australpurpurhuhn |
| Indonesian | Mandar Australi, Mandar Australia |
| Japanese | オーストラリアセイケイ, ナンヨウセイケイ |
| Maori | Pukeko, pūkeko |
| Norwegian | brunryggsultanhøne |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Brunryggsultanhøne |
| Polish | modrzyk ciemny |
| Portuguese | camão-australasiático, caimão-australasiano |
| 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 |
























