The purple swamphen has been split into the following species:[1][2][3]

See also

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  • Swamphen, the genus Porphyrio
  • Purple gallinule, an alternative name for the Purple Swamphen, and a closely related New World species

References

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  1. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Chats, Old World flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  2. ^ Sangster, G. (1998). "Purple Swamp-hen is a complex of species" (PDF). Dutch Birding. 20 (1): 13–22.
  3. ^ García-R, J.C.; Trewick, S.A. (2015). "Dispersal and speciation in purple swamphens (Rallidae: Porphyrio)". Auk. 122 (1): 140–155. doi:10.1642/AUK-14-114.1.