Grey-headed Swamphen / Porphyrio poliocephalus
| Grey-headed Swamphen bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | NE - Not evaluated |
| Synonyms | Grey-headed Swamphen [incl. viridis], Gray-headed Swamphen |
| Old latin name for bird | Gallinula poliocephala |
| Order | Cranes, rails and relatives / Gruiformes |
| Family | Rails, Crakes & Coots / Rallidae |
| Genus | Porphyrio |
| Breeding region | Eurasia, Oriental Region |
| Breeding subregion | Middle East and Indian subcontinent to s China, n Thailand, Andaman and Nicobar Is. and s Myanmar to c and s Indochina to the Malay Pen. |
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Related species
North Island Takahe
White Swamphen
Purple Gallinule
South Island Takahe
African Swamphen
Western Swamphen
Black-backed Swamphen
Australasian Swamphen
Allen's Gallinule
Where to see Grey-headed Swamphen
- Afghanistan
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belgium
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Cambodia
- China
- Cyprus
- France
- Georgia
- Hong Kong
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Malaysia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine, State of
- Qatar
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
Grey-headed Swamphen subspecies (3)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porphyrio poliocephalus poliocephalus | India and Sri Lanka to sw China and n Thailand, Andaman and Nicobar Is. | - | No |
| Porphyrio poliocephalus seistanicus | se Turkey to the Caspian Sea, nw Iran, Iraq to Pakistan and nw India | - | No |
| Porphyrio poliocephalus viridis | s Myanmar to c, s Indochina, Malay Pen. and n Sumatra | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Gryskopkoningriethaan |
| Arabic | دجاجة الماء الأرجوانية |
| Armenian | Մոխրագլուխ սուլթանական հավ |
| Azerbaijani | Sultan toyuğu |
| Bulgarian | Сивоглава султанка |
| Catalan | Polla blava capgrisa |
| Chinese | 紫水鸡 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 灰頭紫水雞 |
| Croatian | Sivoglava sultanka, plavetna sultanka |
| Czech | slípka šedohlavá |
| Danish | Gråhovedet Sultanhøne, Indisk Sultanhøne |
| Dutch | Grijskoppurperkoet |
| Esperanto | Grizkapa porfirio |
| Estonian | lasuur-sultantait |
| Finnish | Harmaapääsulttaanikana, intiansulttaanikana |
| French | Talève à tête grise, Talève à tête grise [incl. viridis], Talève sultane (à tête grise) |
| Frisian | Griiskoppoarperhin |
| Galician | Camón de cabeza cincenta |
| German | Graukopf-Purpurhuhn, Graukopf Purpurhuhn |
| Greek | Σταχτoκέφαλη σoυλταvoπoυλάδα |
| Hebrew | פורפיריה אפורת-ראש |
| Irish | Cearcóg Indiach |
| Italian | Pollo sultano testagrigia |
| Japanese | ハイガシラセイケイ |
| Latvian | Pelēkgalvas sultānvistiņa |
| Lithuanian | Pilkagalvė sultonvištė, Indinė sultonvištė |
| Macedonian | Сивоглава султанка |
| Malayalam | നീലക്കോഴി |
| Marathi | जांभळी पाणकोंबडी |
| Norwegian | Gråhodesultanhøne, gråhodesultanhøne |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Gråhovudsultanhøne |
| Persian | طاووسک |
| Polish | modrzyk siwogłowy |
| Portuguese | caimão-de-cabeça-cinzenta, Camão-de-cabeça-cinzenta, camão-oriental, camão-indomalaio |
| Romanian | Găinuşă cu cap cenuşiu |
| Russian | Сероголовая султанка |
| Serbian | Sivoglava sultanka |
| Slovak | sultánka brahmanská |
| Slovenian | Sivoglava sultanka |
| Spanish | Calamón cabecigrís, Calamón asiático |
| Swedish | gråhuvad purpurhöna |
| Tamil | Neela Thazhai Kozhi |
| Thai | นกอีโก้ง |
| Turkish | Gri Başlı Sazhorozu |
| Ukrainian | Султанка (пурпурова) сивоголова, султанка сіроголова |
| Welsh | Corsiar benllwyd |