Subspecies Porphyrio (Porphyrio) porphyrio bellus Gould, 1840
- Porphyrio bellus Gould, J. 1841. In Proceedings of meeting of Zoological Society of London, Dec. 8, 1840. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1840: 168-178 [Date published Jul 1841: publication dated 1840] [176].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ANSP 6401 (VN 1488) Skin, Western Australia; ANSP 6402 (VN 1489) Skin, Western Australia. - Porphyrio melanotus woodwardi Mathews, G.M. 1912. Additions and corrections to my Reference List to the Birds of Australia. Austral Avian Records 1(2): 25-52 [Date published 2 Apr 1912] [29].
Type data:
Holotype AMNH 547190 Skin, Mongers Lake, Western Australia [29°29'S, 116°04'E].Type locality references:
Greenway, J.C. Jnr 1973. Type specimens of birds in the American Museum of Natural History. Part 1. Tinamidae, Spheniscidae, Gaviidae, Podicipedidae, Diomedeidae, Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, Pelecanoididae, Phaethontidae, Pelecanidae, Sulidae, Phalacrocoracidae, Anhingidae, Fregatidae, Ardeidae, Cochleariidae, Scopidae, Ciconiidae, Threskiornithidae, Phoenicopteridae, Anatidae, Cathartidae, Accipitridae, Falconidae, Megapodiidae, Cracidae, Tetraonidae, Phasianidae, Numididae, Meleagrididae, Turnicidae, Pedionomidae, Gruidae, Rallidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 150(3): 207-346 [317].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Porphyrio melanotus bellus Gould, 1841 [melanotus treated at species level]. —
Garcia-R. J.C. & Trewick, S.A. 2015. Dispersal and speciation in purple swamphens (Rallidae: Porphyrio ). Auk 132: 140-155
Distribution
States
Western Australia
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Carnarvon (CAR), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Distribution References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2020 | AVES | 26-Oct-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 10-Nov-2020 | GRUIFORMES | 01-May-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Wayne Longmore |
| 01-May-2014 | MODIFIED |