Porphyrio poliocephalus

Porphyrio poliocephalus poliocephalus, Thol Sanctuary, Gujarat, India

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gruiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Ordo: Gruiformes

Familia: Rallidae
Genus: Porphyrio
Species: Porphyrio poliocephalus
Subspecies: P. p. poliocephalus – P. p. seistanicus – P. p. viridis

Name

Porphyrio poliocephalus (Latham, 1802)

Synonyms

• Gallinula poliocephalus (protonym)
• Porphyrio porphyrio poliocephalus
• Porphyrio porphyrio caspius Hartert, 1917

References

• Supplementum Indicis Ornithologici: lxviii

Vernacular names

English: Grey-headed Swamphen
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ: ਨੀਲੀ ਜਲ ਕੁੱਕੜੀ
தமிழ்: நீலத் தாழைக் கோழி