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Porphyrio porphyrio
Purple Swamphen, Purple Moorhen
As recorded: Porphyrio porphyrio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Gruiformes › Rallidae
- Locality
- exact locality unknown
- Region
- Unknown Region
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Porphyrio porphyrio observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 58,113 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
Emerald VIC 3782, Australia
(c) Paul F, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-29
Moorooduc Hwy, Mount Eliza, VIC, AU
(c) jgraceo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-29
Moorooduc Hwy, Mount Eliza, VIC, AU
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2026-10-29
Garden St opp Irrawong Rd, Warriewood NSW 2101, Australia
(c) cuckoobrains, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-29
Katoa Reserve, Garden St, North Narrabeen NSW 2101, Australia
(c) cuckoobrains, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-29
Jolly Pde, Lucas, VIC, AU
(c) dustytiger29, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Porphyrio porphyrio. BPBM 1922. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38197688. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/1922.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38197688 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026