Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (39)
- Monotypic
Barry Taylor
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 30, 2013
Text last updated June 30, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kleinkoningriethaan |
| Asturian | Gallineta azul d'Allen |
| Basque | Allen uroiloa |
| Bulgarian | Султанка на Алън |
| Catalan | polla blava d'Allen |
| Croatian | mala sultanka |
| Czech | slípka modročelá |
| Danish | Lille Sultanhøne |
| Dutch | Afrikaans Purperhoen |
| English | Allen's Gallinule |
| English (United States) | Allen's Gallinule |
| Finnish | kurnuliejukana |
| French | Talève d'Allen |
| French (France) | Talève d'Allen |
| Galician | Camón pequeno |
| German | Bronzesultanshuhn |
| Greek | Αφρικανική Πορφυροπουλάδα |
| Hebrew | פורפיריה אפריקנית |
| Hungarian | Afrikai szultántyúk |
| Icelandic | Reyrhæna |
| Italian | Pollo sultano di Allen |
| Japanese | アフリカムラサキバン |
| Lithuanian | Mažoji sultonvištė |
| Norwegian | afrikapurpurhøne |
| Polish | sułtanka afrykańska |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Caimão de Allen |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | frango-d’água-africano |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Camão-pequeno-africano |
| Romanian | Găinușă africană |
| Russian | Бронзовая султанка |
| Serbian | Afrička barska kokica |
| Slovak | sultánka belasočelá |
| Slovenian | Mala sultanka |
| Spanish | Calamoncillo Africano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Calamoncillo africano |
| Swedish | mindre sultanhöna |
| Turkish | Küçük Sazhorozu |
| Ukrainian | Султанка африканська |
| Zulu | unomhlangomncane |
Porphyrio alleni Thomson, 1842
PROTONYM:
Porphyrio Alleni
Thomson, 1842. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology (1), 10, p.204.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Idda, Niger River.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PORPHYRIO
- porphyrio
- alleni
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Allen's Gallinule
