Porphyrio paepae

Probable image, Paul Gauguin painting, 1912

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gruiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Ordo: Gruiformes

Familia: Rallidae
Genus: Porphyrio
Species: †Porphyrio paepae

Name

Porphyrio paepae Steadman, 1988

• Type locality: Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands.

References

Primary references

• Steadman, D.W. 1988. A new species of Porphyrio (Aves, Rallidae) from archaeological sites in the Marquesas Islands. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 101(1): 162-170. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Porphyrio paepae  (Extinct)

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Marquesaspurpurhuhn
English: Marquesan Swamphen
español: Calamón de Las Islas Marquesas
français: Talève des Marquises
Nederlands: Marquesaspurperhoen
português: caimão-das-marquesas
svenska: marquesaspurpurhöna

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