Australasian swamphen (redirect from Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus)
The Australasian swamphen, also known as the pūkeko (Porphyrio melanotus), is a striking and socially complex bird endemic to New Zealand and other parts...
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Porphyrios (Greek: Πορφύριος) was a large whale that harassed and sank ships in the waters near Constantinople in the sixth century. Active for over fifty...
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Takahē (redirect from Porphyrio hochstetteri)
The South Island takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri) is a flightless swamphen indigenous to New Zealand and the largest living member of the rail family....
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Western swamphen (redirect from Porphyrio porphyrio porphyrio)
The western swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) is a species of swamphen in the rail family Rallidae, one of the six species of purple swamphen. From the French...
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American purple gallinule (redirect from Porphyrio martinica)
The purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) is a swamphen in the genus Porphyrio. It is in the order Gruiformes, meaning "crane-like", an order which also...
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Demetri Porphyrios (Greek: Δημήτρης Πορφύριος; born 1949) is a Greek architect and author who practices architecture in London as principal of the firm...
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Saint Porphyrios (Bairaktaris) the Kafsokalyvite (Greek: Όσιος Πορφύριος ο Καυσοκαλυβίτης; secular name: Evangelos Bairaktaris (Greek: Ευάγγελος Μπαϊρακτάρης;...
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Pomponius Porphyrion (redirect from Pomponius Porphyrio)
Pomponius Porphyrion (or Porphyrio)[citation needed] was a Latin grammarian and commentator on Horace. He was possibly a native of Africa, and flourished...
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Glenea porphyrio is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe in 1866. It is known from Borneo and...
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African swamphen (redirect from Porphyrio porphyrio madagascariensis)
The African swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis) is a species of swamphen occurring in Egypt, Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. It used to be considered...
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North Island takahē (redirect from Porphyrio mantelli)
The North Island takahē (Māori: moho) (Porphyrio mantelli) is an extinct species of flightless swamphen that was native to the North Island of New Zealand...
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following species: Western swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio, southwest Europe and northwest Africa African swamphen, Porphyrio madagascariensis, sub-Saharan continental...
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Grey-headed swamphen (redirect from Porphyrio porphyrio caspius)
The grey-headed swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus) is a species of swamphen occurring from the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent to southern China...
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Réunion swamphen (redirect from Porphyrio coerulescens)
The Réunion swamphen (Porphyrio caerulescens), also known as the Réunion gallinule or oiseau bleu (French for "blue bird"), is a hypothetical extinct...
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White swamphen (redirect from Porphyrio porphyrio albus)
The white swamphen (Porphyrio albus), also known as the Lord Howe swamphen, Lord Howe gallinule or white gallinule, is an extinct species of rail which...
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Porphyry (redirect from Porphyrios)
Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Porphyry (/ˈpɔːrfɪri/; Greek: Πορφύριος, Porphyrios "purple-clad") may refer to: Porphyry (geology), an igneous rock with...
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Allen's gallinule (redirect from Porphyrio alleni)
Allen's gallinule (Porphyrio alleni), formerly known as the lesser gallinule, is a small waterbird of the family Rallidae. Its former binomial name is...
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Porphyrios Dikaios (Greek: Πορφύριος Δίκαιος) FSA (Nicosia, 16 August 1904 – 23 August 1971) was a Cypriot archaeologist. Porphyrios was born in Nicosia...
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Marquesas swamphen (redirect from Porphyrio paepae)
The Marquesas swamphen (Porphyrio paepae) is an extinct species of swamphen from the Marquesas Islands Hiva Oa and Tahuata. It was originally described...
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White-browed crake (redirect from Porphyrio cinereus)
Sharpe, 1893 Species: P. cinereus Binomial name Poliolimnas cinereus (Vieillot, 1819) Synonyms Porzana cinerea Amaurornis cinerea Porphyrio cinereus...
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Philippine swamphen (redirect from Porphyrio porphyrio pulverulentus)
Philippine swamphen (Porphyrio pulverulentus Temminck, 1826) is a species of swamphen occurring in the Philippines and in the Talaud Islands, Indonesia...
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three species of small-massed rails, Gallirallus philippensis, Porphyrio porphyrio, and Porzana tabuensis, exhibit a persistently high ability to disperse...
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Azure gallinule (redirect from Porphyrio flavirostris)
The azure gallinule (Porphyrio flavirostris) is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is found...
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Mengüllüoğlu, Deniz. "Göksu Deltası Özel Çevre Koruma Bölgesi Saz Horozu (Porphyrio porphyrio) Koruma ve İzleme Projesi Kesin Raporu" (in Turkish). Retrieved 8...
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Saint Porphyrius (redirect from Porphyrios of Gaza)
Porphyrius (Latin: Porphyrius; ‹See Tfd›Greek: Πορφύριος, Porphyrios; Slavonic: Порфирий, Porfiriy; c. 347–420) was bishop of Gaza from 395 to 420, known...
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Black-backed swamphen (redirect from Porphyrio porphyrio indicus)
The black-backed swamphen (Porphyrio indicus) is a species of swamphen occurring from southeast Asia to Sulawesi and Borneo. It used to be considered...
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New Caledonian gallinule (redirect from Porphyrio kukwiedei)
The New Caledonian gallinule (Porphyrio kukwiedei) was a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It was endemic to New Caledonia and probably became extinct...
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as the red-knobbed coot (Fulica cristata), the purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio), and the greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus). Others originate...
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Pacific islands Lord Howe swamphen, Porphyrio albus † North Island takahē, Porphyrio mantelli † Takahē, Porphyrio hochstetteri Samoan woodhen, Gallinula...
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