Translingual

A purple swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Porphyrio porphyrio m

1. A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – the purple swamphen.

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276