Talève sultana

The talève sultana ( Porphyrio porphyrio ), or hen sultana , is one of Oiseau Rallidés which one finds for example in Europe of the South, in Africa, Asia and until New Zealand (subspecies called “Pukeho”). Very common to Madagascar, it disappeared in the island close to the Réunion, however one still counts some in France and in particular in the Aude where ten couples live in the marsh of Saint Louis the Maritime one with Narbonne.

List subspecies

Porphyrio porphyrio bellus Gould, 1841
Porphyrio porphyrio caspius Hartert, 1917
Porphyrio porphyrio indicus Horsfield, 1821
Porphyrio porphyrio madagascariensis (Latham, 1802)
Porphyrio porphyrio melanopterus Bonaparte, 1856
Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus Temminck, 1820
Porphyrio porphyrio pelewensis Hartlaub & Finsch, 1872
Porphyrio porphyrio poliocephalus (Latham, 1802)
Porphyrio porphyrio porphyrio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Porphyrio porphyrio pulverulentus Temminck, 1826
Porphyrio porphyrio samoensis Peale, 1848
Porphyrio porphyrio seistanicus Zarudny & Harms, 1911
Porphyrio porphyrio viridis Begbie, 1834

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