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Allen’s Gallinule Porphyrio alleni [Thomson, 1842]
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Order:
Gruiformes
Family:
Rallidae
BTO Codes:
, ALLGA
EURING No:
4250
Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
Not evaluated
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
23 cm
Wingspan:
50 cm
Weight:
-
Scientific name from:
L.: porphyrio =swamphen
and after Rear Admiral William Allen (1793-1864)
World Distribution:
Africa, s of Sahara
Habitat:
Swamp, lily-mantled streams
Diet:
Mostly aquatic plants, also invertebrates
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Norfolk, 1902
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
1
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
No Records
North-east England:
No Records
North-west England:
No Records
English Midlands:
No Records
Eastern England:
South-east England:
No Records
South-west England:
Wales:
No Records
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish:
Lille sultanhøne
Dutch:
Afrikaans Puperhoen
Finnish:
Pikkusulttaanikana
French:
Talève d'Allen
German:
Afrika-Sultansralle
Hungarian:
Bronz szultántyúk
Icelandic:
Reyrhæna
Irish:
Italian:
Pollo sultano di Allen
Norwegian:
Afrikapurpurhøne
Polish:
Sultanka afrykanska
Portuguese:
Caimão de Allen
Spanish:
Calamón de Allen
Swedish:
Mindre sultanhöna
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Taylor, B. & van Perlo, B. 1998 Rails Pica Press, Sussex
[598.554 TAY]
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