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Porphyrio porphyrio
Purple Swamphen, Purple Moorhen
As recorded: Porphyrio porphyrio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Gruiformes › Rallidae
- Collected by
- Correia
- Collector number
- Collector Number: C 10694
- Region
- American Samoa
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Porphyrio porphyrio observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 58,075 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Frankston, VIC, AU
(c) koalabi, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-28
Frankston, VIC, AU
(c) koalabi, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-28
Sheyakhah Oula, Aswan Governorate, EG
(c) Mahmoud M. Fayez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
ASWAN
(c) Assem Omar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
west of Ajjayyanahundi
(c) shivaprakash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Glenbrook, NSW, AU
(c) George, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Porphyrio porphyrio. BPBM 5019. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38199260. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/5019.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38199260 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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