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Porphyrio
porphyrio
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Family:
Rallidae
Genus:
Porphyrio
Species:
Porphyrio
porphyrio
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Usage:
valid
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
Purple Swamphen
Language:
English
Protonyms:
Fulica Porphyrio
Place of publication:
Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.152
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Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft
,
Ben Scott
,
Vince Smith