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Porphyrio porphyrio (Linnaeus, 1758)

Calamón Común, Purple Swamphen

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Aves

Order
Gruiformes

Family
Rallidae

Genus
Porphyrio

Species
porphyrio

Taxon category: Accepted

References

GBIF Secretariat (2021) GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/5284517
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (2021) Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Www.itis.gov

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