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BPBM 24516Vertebrate Zoology
Porphyrio porphyrio
Purple Swamphen, Purple Moorhen
As recorded: Porphyrio porphyrio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Gruiformes › Rallidae
- Collected by
- P Shanahan
- Collector number
- Collector Number: PS 735
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Cite this specimen
Porphyrio porphyrio. BPBM 24516. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38197355. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/24516.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38197355 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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