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Grey-headed Swamphen

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Grey-headed Swamphen

Summary

Grey-headed Swamphen is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (150 views/month, #1,564 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Grey-headed Swamphen's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Grey-headed Swamphen is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Grey-headed Swamphen belongs to the parent taxon Porphyrio[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Grey-headed Swamphen is Porphyrio poliocephalus[6].
  • Grey-headed Swamphen's Commons category is recorded as Porphyrio poliocephalus[7].
  • Grey-headed Swamphen is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Grey-headed Swamphen'}[8].
  • Grey-headed Swamphen is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'lasuur-sultantait'}[9].
  • Grey-headed Swamphen is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Султанка'}[10].
  • Grey-headed Swamphen is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Indisk Sultanhøne'}[11].
  • Grey-headed Swamphen is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'modrzyk siwogłowy'}[12].
  • Grey-headed Swamphen is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'sultánka brahmanská'}[13].
  • Grey-headed Swamphen is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'gråhuvad purpurhöna'}[14].
  • Grey-headed Swamphen is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Grijskoppurperkoet'}[15].
  • Grey-headed Swamphen is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Talève à tête grise'}[16].
  • Grey-headed Swamphen is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Pollo sultano testagrigia'}[17].
  • Grey-headed Swamphen is commonly known as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'นกอีโก้ง'}[18].
  • Grey-headed Swamphen is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'grijskoppurperkoet'}[19].
  • Grey-headed Swamphen is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'talève à tête grise'}[20].
  • Grey-headed Swamphen is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'grey-headed swamp-hen'}[21].
  • Grey-headed Swamphen is commonly known as {'lang': 'mr', 'text': 'जांभळी पाणकोंबडी (Marathi)'}[22].
  • Grey-headed Swamphen is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Graukopf-Purpurhuhn'}[23].
  • Grey-headed Swamphen is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Gråhodesultanhøne'}[24].
  • Grey-headed Swamphen is commonly known as {'lang': 'ga', 'text': 'Cearcóg Indiach'}[25].
  • Grey-headed Swamphen is commonly known as {'lang': 'hr', 'text': 'plavetna sultanka'}[26].
  • Grey-headed Swamphen is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紫水鸡'}[27].

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Classification

Grey-headed Swamphen's scientific name is Porphyrio poliocephalus[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Porphyrio[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[8], {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'lasuur-sultantait'}[9], {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Султанка'}[10], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Indisk Sultanhøne'}[11], {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'modrzyk siwogłowy'}[12], and {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'sultánka brahmanská'}[13].

Identifiers

Grey-headed Swamphen's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 474332[28]. Grey-headed Swamphen's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1004780[29]. Grey-headed Swamphen's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1279535[30]. Grey-headed Swamphen's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 6176735[31].

Why It Matters

Grey-headed Swamphen ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (150 views/month, #1,564 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . list of endangered and protected species of China. wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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