Australasian Swamphen

Porphyrio melanotus - Talève australe

Talève australe
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Gruiformes

  • Family
    :

    Rallidés

  • Genus
    :

    Porphyrio

  • Species
    :

    melanotus

Descriptor

Temminck, 1820

Biometrics
  • Size
    : cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : -
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Talève australe
adult
Talève australe
adult

Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

  • Porphyrio melanotus melanotus (n, e Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Lord Howe, Norfolk, Chatham and Kermadec Is.)
  • Porphyrio melanotus melanopterus (n, se Sulawesi, Moluccas, Lesser Sundas and New Guinea region.)
  • Porphyrio melanotus pelewensis (Palau Is.)
  • Porphyrio melanotus bellus (sw Australia)
  • Porphyrio melanotus samoensis (Admiralty Is. to New Caledonia, Solomon Is., Fiji and Samoa.)

Foreign names

  • Talève australe,
  • Calamón Australiano,
  • camão-australasiático,
  • Australpurpurhuhn,
  • Australische Purperkoet,
  • australisk purpurhöna,
  • Brunryggsultanhøne,
  • sultánka pukeko,
  • Østlig Sultanhøne,
  • modrzyk ciemny,
  • Австралийская султанка,
  • オーストラリアセイケイ,
  • 澳洲紫水鸡,
  • 澳洲紫水雞,

Voice song and cries

Talève australe
adult

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Other sources of interest

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