Azure Gallinule Porphyrio flavirostris Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (27)
- Monotypic
Barry Taylor and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 4, 2015
Text last updated October 4, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | polla blava becgroga |
| Czech | slípka žlutozobá |
| Dutch | Azuurpurperhoen |
| English | Azure Gallinule |
| English (United States) | Azure Gallinule |
| French | Talève favorite |
| French (France) | Talève favorite |
| German | Azursultanshuhn |
| Japanese | ナンベイムラサキバン |
| Norwegian | blekpurpurhøne |
| Polish | sułtanka żółtodzioba |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | frango-d'água-pequeno |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Camão-pequeno-americano |
| Russian | Лазурная султанка |
| Serbian | Svetlosiva sultanka |
| Slovak | sultánka lazúrová |
| Spanish | Calamoncillo Celeste |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Pollona Celeste |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Gallareta Azulada |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Polla celeste |
| Spanish (Peru) | Polla de Agua Azulada |
| Spanish (Spain) | Calamoncillo celeste |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Polla Celeste |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Gallito Claro |
| Swedish | azursultanhöna |
| Turkish | Sarı Gagalı Sazhorozu |
| Ukrainian | Султанка жовтодзьоба |
Porphyrio flavirostris (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Fulica flavirostris
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.699.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cayenne, same basis as Boddaert's name.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PORPHYRIO
- porphyrio
- flavirostre / flavirostris
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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
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Azure Gallinule
