purple swamphen

== English == === Noun === purple swamphen (plural purple swamphens) Various species in the Porphyrio genus of the Rallidae family, including Porphyrio porphyrio, Porphyrio madagascariensis, Porphyrio poliocephalus, Porphyrio indicus, Porphyrio pulverulentus, and Porphyrio melanotus. ==== Synonyms ==== African purple swamphen purple coot purple gallinule purple moorhen sultana bird ==== Translations ====