Western Swamphen / Porphyrio porphyrio LC
- Synonyms Mediterranean swamphen, Purple moorhen, Blue coot, Swamp hen, Sultan hen, Purple swamp hen, Purple Swamphen (European), European Purple Gallinule, Purple Gallinule, West Mediterranean Purple Swamphen, Purple Swamphen (West Mediterranean), Purple Swamphen, Purple coot, Purple Swamp-hen
- Old latin name for bird Gallinula alba, Fulica alba, Fulica porphyrio, Porphyrio albus
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Where to see Western Swamphen
- Breeding region Africa, Eurasia
- Breeding subregion sw Europe and nw Africa
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Europese koningriethaan, Grootkoningriethaan |
| Albanian | Pulujsja sulltane |
| Arabic | دجاجة السلطان |
| Armenian | Սուլ անական Հավ, Սուլթանական Հավ, [Sultanakan Huv ] |
| Azerbaijani | adi sultanquş, sultan toyuğu, sultantoyuğu, adi sultan toyuğu, Soltan toyuğu |
| Basque | Uroilo urdina, Uroilo urdin, Polla blava |
| Belarusian | Султанка |
| Bengali | হফগুচন কামরভ, বেগুনি কালেম |
| Breton | Douryar roueel |
| Bulgarian | Обикновена султанка |
| Catalan | Polla blava comuna, polla blava, Gall faver |
| Chinese | 西紫水鸡, 紫水鸡, 紫水雞 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 紫水雞 |
| Croatian | Europska velika sultanka, velika sultanka |
| Czech | slípka modrá, Slípka modrá středomořská, Slípka modrá stredomorská |
| Danish | Sultanhøne |
| Dutch | Purperkoet |
| Esperanto | Ordinara porfirio, Purpura porfirio, Sultankoko, Porfirio, Porfiria porfirio |
| Estonian | sultantait |
| Faroese | Brandnev |
| Finnish | Välimerensulttaanikana, sulttaanikana |
| French | Talève sultane, Talève sultane (nominale), Poule sultane, Porphyrion bleu, Talève sultane (race nominale), Talève sultane (nominal), Talève sultane (Europe) |
| Frisian | Poarperhin |
| Galician | Camón, Camón común, Polla blava |
| Georgian | ხონთქრის ქათამი, პორფირიონი |
| German | Purpurhuhn |
| Greek | Σoυλταvoπoυλάδα, Σουλτανοπουλλάδα, Σουλτανοπουλάδα |
| Hebrew | פורפיריה מערבית, פורפיריה |
| Hindi | Tanneer kozhi |
| Hungarian | kék fú |
| Icelandic | Bláhæna |
| Indonesian | Burung Mandar Besar, Mandar besar |
| Irish | Cearcóg chorcra |
| Italian | Pollo sultano |
| Japanese | セイケイ, ヨーロッパセイケイ |
| Kazakh | Кєкмандай |
| Latvian | sultānvistiņa |
| Lithuanian | Sultonvištė, paprastoji sultonvištė |
| Luxembourgish | Purpurhong |
| Macedonian | Султанка |
| Malagasy | Talecana, Talevanabe, Vatry |
| Malay | Ayam Air, Burung Pangling, Burung Pangling Ungu, Burung Pang(u)lin, Pangling |
| Malayalam | നീലക്കോഴി ? |
| Maltese | Faġan tal-Baħar |
| Maori | Pu-keko, pukeko |
| Nepali | कुर्मा |
| Northern Sami | Sultánvuonccis |
| Norwegian | Sultanhøne, blåsultanhøne |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Blåsultanhøne |
| Polish | Modrzyk zwyczajny, modrzyk (zwyczajny), Modrzyk modroskrzydły, modrzyk |
| Portuguese | camão, caimão-europeu, Camão(-comum), Caimão |
| Romanian | Găinuşă sultan |
| Romansh | Pulsauna sultana |
| Russian | Султанка (подвид porphyrio), Султанка |
| Serbian | Sultanka |
| Slovak | sultánka modrá, sliepočka modrá |
| Slovenian | sultanka, afriška sultanka |
| Spanish | Calamón común |
| Swahili | Shaunge Zambarau |
| Swedish | västlig purpurhöna, Purpurhöna |
| Thai | นกอีโก้ง |
| Turkish | Mor Sazhorozu, Sazhorozu |
| Turkmen | soltantowuk |
| Ukrainian | Султанка (підвид porphyrio), султанка пурпурова, Султанка , Султанська курка |
| Vietnamese | Xít, Chim Xít, Trích cồ, Chim Cuồng, Chim Trích |
| Welsh | Corsiar |