Allen’s Gallinule Porphyrio alleni [Thomson, 1842] |
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Order:
Gruiformes
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Family: Rallidae |
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BTO Codes:
, ALLGA
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EURING No: 4250 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
23 cm
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Wingspan: 50 cm |
Weight:
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Scientific name from:
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L.: porphyrio=swamphen and after Rear Admiral William Allen (1793-1864) |
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World Distribution:
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Africa, s of Sahara |
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Habitat:
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Swamp, lily-mantled streams |
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Diet:
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Mostly aquatic plants, also invertebrates |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Norfolk, 1902
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
1
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
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Scotland:
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North-east England:
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North-west England:
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English Midlands:
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Eastern England:
Norfolk
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Suffolk
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South-east England:
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South-west England:
Dorset
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| 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 |
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Spanish:
Calamón de Allen
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Swedish: Mindre sultanhöna |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Taylor, B. & van Perlo, B. 1998 Rails Pica Press, Sussex [598.554 TAY] | |
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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