Western Swamphen

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q187902
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Western Swamphen

Summary

Western Swamphen is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (638 views/month, #1,511 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Western Swamphen's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Western Swamphen is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Western Swamphen's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Western Swamphen is classified within Porphyrio[6].
  • Western Swamphen is endemic to Kevladev National Park[7].
  • Western Swamphen is endemic to Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve[8].
  • Western Swamphen is endemic to Asan Conservation Reserve[9].
  • Western Swamphen is endemic to Baisipali Wildlife Sanctuary[10].
  • Western Swamphen is endemic to Hulimavu Lake[11].
  • Western Swamphen's scientific name is Porphyrio porphyrio[12].
  • Western Swamphen's Commons category is recorded as Porphyrio porphyrio[13].
  • Western Swamphen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Porphyrio porphyrio[14].
  • Western Swamphen's Commons gallery is recorded as Porphyrio porphyrio[15].
  • Western Swamphen's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. porphyrio'}[16].
  • Western Swamphen is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Western Swamphen'}[17].
  • Western Swamphen is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Calamón común'}[18].
  • Western Swamphen is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Talève sultane'}[19].
  • Western Swamphen is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Pollo sultano'}[20].
  • Western Swamphen is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Purpurhuhn'}[21].
  • Western Swamphen is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Purperkoet'}[22].
  • Western Swamphen is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Sultanhøne'}[23].
  • Western Swamphen is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Sultanhøne'}[24].
  • Western Swamphen is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Султанка'}[25].
  • Western Swamphen is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'セイケイ'}[26].
  • Western Swamphen is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'camão'}[27].

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Classification

Western Swamphen's scientific name is Porphyrio porphyrio[12]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Porphyrio[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[17], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Calamón común'}[18], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Talève sultane'}[19], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Pollo sultano'}[20], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Purpurhuhn'}[21], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Purperkoet'}[22].

Distribution

Recorded endemic to include Kevladev National Park[7], Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve[8], Asan Conservation Reserve[9], Baisipali Wildlife Sanctuary[10], and Hulimavu Lake[11].

Identifiers

Western Swamphen's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 475028[28]. Western Swamphen's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 171406[29]. Western Swamphen's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45509123[30]. Western Swamphen's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2474416[31]. Western Swamphen's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176390[32].

Why It Matters

Western Swamphen ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (638 views/month, #1,511 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . birdsofindia.org. birdsofindia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . birdsofindia.org. birdsofindia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . rsis.ramsar.org. rsis.ramsar.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . indianbirds.in. indianbirds.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . birdsofindia.org. birdsofindia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [30] . wikidata.org.
  15. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Taxon range Africa
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    Egg incubation period {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+25'}
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