- Source: Purple swamphen
The purple swamphen has been split into the following species:
Western swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio, southwest Europe and northwest Africa
African swamphen, Porphyrio madagascariensis, sub-Saharan continental Africa and Madagascar
Grey-headed swamphen, Porphyrio poliocephalus, Middle East, through the Indian subcontinent to southern China and northern Thailand
Black-backed swamphen, Porphyrio indicus, southeast Asia to Sulawesi
Philippine swamphen, Porphyrio pulverulentus, Philippine islands
Australasian swamphen, Porphyrio melanotus, Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania
See also
Swamphen, the genus Porphyrio
Purple gallinule, an alternative name for the Purple Swamphen, and a closely related New World species