• 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 *

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    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
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    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
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    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
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    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
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    Call, © Nigel Jackett
    Australia
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    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
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    Call, © Dan Lane
    New Zealand
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    Call, © Dan Lane
    New Zealand
* 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)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Porphyrio melanotus bellusfar sw WA (sw Australia)-No
Porphyrio melanotus melanopterusn, se Sulawesi, Moluccas, Lesser Sundas and New Guinea region-No
Porphyrio melanotus melanotusn, 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 pelewensisPalau (w Caroline Is., w Micronesia)-No
Porphyrio melanotus samoensisAdmiralty Is. to New Caledonia, Solomon Is., Fiji and Samoa-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Bengaliি঄মস্ট্রমর঱ীয় কামরভ
Chinese澳洲紫水鸡
Chinese (Traditional)紐澳紫水雞, 澳洲紫水雞
CroatianAustralazijska sultanka
Czechslípka australasijská
DanishØstlig Sultanhøne, Sortrygget Sultanhøne
DutchAustralische Purperkoet, Porphyrio melanotus
Esperantosuda porfirio, Nigraorela porfirio, purpura porfirio
Estoniantõmmu-sultantait
FinnishItäaustraliansulttaanikana
FrenchTalève australe, Talève sultane (australe)
GermanPukeko, Australpurpurhuhn
IndonesianMandar Australi, Mandar Australia
Japaneseオーストラリアセイケイ, ナンヨウセイケイ
MaoriPukeko, pūkeko
Norwegianbrunryggsultanhøne
Norwegian NynorskBrunryggsultanhøne
Polishmodrzyk ciemny
Portuguesecamão-australasiático, caimão-australasiano
RussianАвстралийская султанка
Samoanmanu ali'i
SerbianAustralazijska sultanka
Slovaksultánka pukeko
SpanishCalamón Australiano
Swedishaustralisk purpurhöna
TurkishAvustralya Sazhorozu
Ukrainianсултанка австралійська