Porphyrio paepae

Probable image, Paul Gauguin painting, 1912

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ralloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Cladus: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crocopoda Cladus: Archosauriformes Cladus: Eucrocopoda Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Orionides Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Neocoelurosauria Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Avialae Subclassis: Aves Infraclassis: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Ordo: Gruiformes Superfamilia: Ralloidea

Familia: Rallidae
Subfamilia: Himantornithinae
Tribus: Porphyrionini
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

For more multimedia, look at Porphyrio paepae on Wikimedia Commons.