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BPBM 23518Vertebrate Zoology
Porphyrio porphyrio
Purple Swamphen, Purple Moorhen
As recorded: Porphyrio porphyrio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Gruiformes › Rallidae
- Collected by
- P Temple
- Collector number
- Collector Number: PT 1293
- Region
- Solomon Islands
- Coordinates
- -8.0000, 159.0000
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Cite this specimen
Porphyrio porphyrio. BPBM 23518. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38199092. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-bsip/23518.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38199092 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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